What's New At The IOCDF

Tune in to see Dr. Michael Jenike, Chair of the IOCDF Scientific Advisory Board, on the Anderson Cooper talk show Friday, February 10th. Check your local listings for times.

Could an Infection Cause Tourette's-Like Symptoms in Teenage Girls?

"The sudden onset of a tic disorder in 15 upstate New York teens might be the result of a strep or other microbial contagion, not "conversion disorder"

Read the full article here.

Surviving and Thriving: Sharing Victories Over OCD

When: Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 9:00 am- 4:15 pm
Where: Palace Arts Center, 300 S. Main Street, Grapevine, Texas (Dallas area)

The conference is free of charge and is open to anyone who has OCD, thinks they might have OCD, knows someone who has OCD, works with or is interested in working with OCD, or wants to learn more about OCD.

Registration begins at 8:30 am. Boxed lunches are available for an additional charge. Support groups will be held after the conference from 4:15-5:00 pm. For the full conference agenda and to pre-register online, please go to the OCD Texas website: www.ocdtexas.org.

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Resources

Informational Websites

International OCD Foundation
www.ocfoundation.org

Anxiety Disorder Association of America
www.adaa.org

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
www.abct.org

Awareness Foundation for OCD and Related Disorders
www.ocdawareness.com

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
www.nami.org

American Psychological Association
www.apa.org

Beyond the Doubt
www.BeyondTheDoubt.org

Your Greater Good
www.YourGreaterGood.com

Freedom From Fear
www.freedomfromfear.org

Social Phobia Association
www.socialphobia.org

Trichotillomania Learning Center
www.trich.org

Compulsive Skin Picking Online Center
www.skinpick.com

OCD Kids Sacramento
www.ocdkids.com

National Alliance of the Mentally Ill, Sacramento
www.namisacramento.org

Mental Health Association of Sacramento
www.mhasc.org

Treatment Providers

The Anxiety Treatment Center - Robin Zasio, Psy.D., LCSW
8980 Alderson Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95826
W: 916.366.0647 F: 916.487.4408
Email: drrobin@sierrabg.com
www.AnxietyTreatmentExperts.com
www.CognitiveBehaviorExperts.com
www.CompulsiveHoardingCenter.com

Robin Taylor Kirk, LMFT
2620 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
916.444.5459
Email: robin@robintaylorkirk.com
www.robintaylorkirk.com

Jennie Gault, LMFT
8980 Alderson Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95826
916.532.4368
Email: jgault@gmail.com

Ann Clark, ASW
8980 Alderson Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95826
916.296.6972
Email: annjclark@gmail.com

Beverly Abramowitz, M.D.
2277 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Ste. 417
Sacramento, CA 95825
916.568.8400

John Thor Cornelius, M.D.
2415 L Street, Second Floor
Sacramento, CA 95816
916.616.5531
www.johnthorcorneliusmd.com

Mitchell Galerkin, M.D.
1899 E. Roseville Pkwy, Ste. 140
Roseville, CA 95661
916.774.6724

Groups

OCD Kids Sacramento - Family Support Group
When: First Sunday of each Month
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Where: Kaiser Permanente Point West Clinic
1650 Response Road
Sacramento, CA 95815

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Support Group
When: Every Monday
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: Sutter Center for Psychiatry
7700 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA
Contact Jim at 916.223.6541

Television Shows

Current television shows that provide the opportunity to receive treatment in exchange for appearing on the show:

Hoarders
www.aetv/hoarders.com

Confessions: Animal Hoarding
www.animal.discovery.com/tv/confessions-animal-hoarding/