If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and have sought treatment for it, you may have encountered the following scenario: You tell your therapist about an obsession du jour and hope to talk ...

ERP is a type of behavioral therapy designed to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It involves exposure to obsessive fears so that a person may eventually respond to them compulsion-free. If ...

OCD treatment usually involves a combination of medication and exposure and response prevention therapy to control obsessions ...

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a form of therapy used to treat people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Research shows that it may effectively reduce symptoms and improve quality of ...

Exposure and response (or ritual) prevention (ERP) is the treatment for OCD with the strongest research support. As I wrote in a prior post, studies suggest ERP with or without medication is more ...

People with OCD tend to give themselves a hard time. When they're stuck on an obsession, they reach a critical choice point, ...

“People with OCD often feel immense guilt for having such thoughts and feel the need to confess them to their partner, friend ...

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy is a common treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). ERP exposes a person to the cause of their fears and anxiety to help them cope with these ...