Common questions around medication for OCD include how long it should be tried before determining if it has been effective and how long a person…
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While it is understandable that patients seek reassurance from clinicians about their diagnosis, symptoms, and medication, this may also be a symptom of OCD. Dr.…
Dr. Stephanie Eken discusses how children and adolescents struggling in areas they once enjoyed, isolating themselves, or requiring increased accommodation from their family may be…
Dr. Stephanie Eken discusses the potential side effects of medications that may be prescribed for children and adolescents with OCD and the importance of close…
Though medication is not always prescribed for children and adolescents, those struggling with moderate or severe OCD may benefit from medication in combination with cognitive…
Reassurance at key points during treatment is to be expected; however, for patients with OCD, continuing to provide this reassurance beyond a certain point may…
Dr. Stephanie Eken discusses one effective way to respond to someone with OCD seeking reassurance, and the difficulties of separating typical reassurance from behaviors that…
Dr. Stephanie Eken, regional medical director, discusses some of the most common signs that a child may be dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Dr. Stephanie Eken discusses the gold standard for clinicians and families identifying OCD and how children often struggle to recognize their own obsessions.
In this video, Dr. Amanda Heins, the supervising psychologist at Rogers Behavioral Health's OCD and Anxiety Center Adolescent Residential Care in Oconomowoc, WI, gives tips…
