What's New At The IOCDF

Watch last year's conference keynote speakers, Christopher and Elizabeth Trondsen, talk about their experiences in overcoming OCD as a family.

View this inspiring, 3 part video from their appearance at a University of Southern California Medical School event earlier this year and learn about how important families are in the treatment of OCD.

Watch the video here.


Jeff Bell on Here & Now today

OCDF National Spokesperson Jeff Bell will be on NPR's Here & Now with Robyn Young at 12pm EST discussing his new non-profit A2A (Adversity to Advocacy) and OCD.

Tune in to find out more!


The Conference Buzz Blog is back for 2012!

Join Christina Albano, our Conference & Social Media Intern, as she interviews the speakers and planners of the 19th Annual International OCD Foundation Conference in Chicago! This week, Christina interviewed Dr. Michael Jenike about the workshops he is speaking in at the Conference. We will be posting blogs on every Monday and Friday during the weeks leading up to the Conference in July, so keep an eye out for some exciting interviews in the coming weeks. Feel free to leave us some comments, too!

To read the Conference Buzz Blog, click here.


Win a trip to Boston during OCD Awareness Week!

As part of this year's OCD Awareness Week (October 8-14), the IOCDF will be once again be holding a contest for artistic expressions of OCD experiences. Participants have a chance to enter into one of four categories: painting/photography, personal story/poetry/fiction, short film/video/animation, and song/music. To find out more or to submit an entry, visit: http://ocfoundation.org/awarenessweek/.



Ongoing OCD Related Research

STUDY CONTACT TREATMENT
Study section - Study of adults over 65 living with OCD and related/or related disorders.

David T. Rich 617-492-0407
Email: davtrch@aol.com

See Study Details
Long-Term Research Study of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Greg Chasson
1-877-CURE-OCD
See ocdfamilystudy.org/ for more details.
Children Ages 10-17 Wanted for a Study of Brain Function, Structure and Genes in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Study Coordinator at (617) 855-2239 lmanning@mclean.harvard.edu. See Study Details
Neuropsychological Functioning Associated with OCD ChrisSpofford 401-455-6366 ext. 2339 CSpofford@Butler.org   See Study Details
Genetic Linkage Study of Tourette Syndrome

Cornelia Illmann (617) 726-0891
Tollfree: 1-800-471-2730
E-mail: cillmann@partners.org or familycontact@pngu.mgh.harvard.edu

See www.ts-adhd-ocd.org/ for more details.
Family Genetic Study of TS, ADHD and OCD

Cornelia Illmann (617) 726-0891
Tollfree: 1-800-471-2730
E-mail: cillmann@partners.org or familycontact@pngu.mgh.harvard.edu

See www.ts-adhd-ocd.org/ for more details.
Emotional and Cognitive Processing in Early- and Late-onset OCD Amy Allgair (617-305-6358 ext. 3)
Dr. Paul Malloy, principal investigator (401-301-0427)
Butler Hospital, Providence, RI,
See Study Details
Psychopathology of Compulsive Hoarding Fact Sheet Jessica Rasmussen, 617-353-9610 or Christiana Bratiotis, 617-353-5666
The Boston University School of Social Work at (617) 358-4213
See Study Details
Compulsive Hoarding David Mataix-Cols d.mataix@iop.kcl.ac.uk No treatment involved (phone interview & questionnaires)
Comparing nutritional profiles of persons with OCD to persons with Bipolar Disorder and healthy controls Andrew Stoll, MD
617.855.2614
 
Topamax

Elana Golan - MGH
617.726.2000

Medication for OCD

Lexapro

Rebecca Loh - MGH
617.726.9281

18 weeks, 7 appts

Hoarding and CBT

Gail Steketee & David Tolin
Boston Univ. 617.353.9610

 

Currently seeking families with a child age 6 to 21 who is diagnosed with one or more of these conditions: OCD, ADHD, TS

David Pauls & Cornelia Illman - MGH
1.800.471.2730

No treatment involved (cognitive testing, questionnaires, phone interviews, DNA sample. $100 reimbursement).

Currently seeking individuals with TS and both of their biological parents

David Pauls & Cornelia Illman - MGH
1.800.471.2730

No treatment involved (phone interviews, questionnaires, DNA sample).

International OCD Foundation - Massachusetts