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- Living with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Mental health professionals and an affected person will share their experience on how obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) evolves from childhood to adulthood, the changing needs of these individuals and their families throughout their life cycle, and different therapeutic interventions to minimize the impact of the symptoms from a comprehensive approach.
Are you a person affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a family member or caregiver of a person diagnosed with OCD, if you work in the health, social or educational field, or if you are interested in learning more about the daily life of a person with OCD?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder characterized by two interrelated phenomena: obsessions (usually intrusive, repetitive, and unwanted thoughts) and compulsions (typically repetitive behaviors performed to reduce the distress caused by the obsessions). For individuals with OCD, these phenomena are very frequent, consume a significant amount of their time, are accompanied by intense emotions such as fear, disgust, or guilt, and disrupt daily life in various areas (friendships and social relationships, family, work, studies, etc.).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) typically begins in childhood, adolescence, or early adulthood. Early detection and effective intervention significantly improve the prognosis, and more than half of children diagnosed with OCD during childhood no longer experience obsessive symptoms by adulthood. Detecting and diagnosing this disorder is not always easy: some people hide their obsessions and compulsions out of shame or lack of awareness, and years can pass between the onset of symptoms and a diagnosis.
In this digital meeting we will talk about how OCD manifests itself in different stages of life, its impact on the daily life of the affected person and on that of their close environment, and about the most effective interventions and therapies to manage the symptoms.
Mental health professionals and an affected person will share their experience on how obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) evolves from childhood to adulthood, the changing needs of these individuals and their families throughout their life cycle, and different therapeutic interventions to minimize the impact of the symptoms from a comprehensive approach.
Are you a person affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a family member or caregiver of a person diagnosed with OCD, if you work in the health, social or educational field, or if you are interested in learning more about the daily life of a person with OCD?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder characterized by two interrelated phenomena: obsessions (usually intrusive, repetitive, and unwanted thoughts) and compulsions (typically repetitive behaviors performed to reduce the distress caused by the obsessions). For individuals with OCD, these phenomena are very frequent, consume a significant amount of their time, are accompanied by intense emotions such as fear, disgust, or guilt, and disrupt daily life in various areas (friendships and social relationships, family, work, studies, etc.).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) typically begins in childhood, adolescence, or early adulthood. Early detection and effective intervention significantly improve the prognosis, and more than half of children diagnosed with OCD during childhood no longer experience obsessive symptoms by adulthood. Detecting and diagnosing this disorder is not always easy: some people hide their obsessions and compulsions out of shame or lack of awareness, and years can pass between the onset of symptoms and a diagnosis.
In this digital meeting we will talk about how OCD manifests itself in different stages of life, its impact on the daily life of the affected person and on that of their close environment, and about the most effective interventions and therapies to manage the symptoms.