Exclusive news for OCD-UK members. Late last year we reported there will be a new NHS specialist anxiety clinic, with a specific focus on treating OCD, opening its doors in Oxford during early 2019. We’re now able to bring you a …
Hey, my name is Robyn, I am 14 years old and I was diagnosed with intrusive thoughts OCD in May 2017. Here is my story… People started to notice, laugh and question me but I had no answer.Robyn The first …
Described as refreshingly honest and ground breaking, ‘Pure’ is Channel 4’s new comedy drama based on the fantastic book Pure by Rose Bretécher (pen name), which starts this evening. We loved Rose’s book and we’re looking forward to enjoying the series …
OCDtober is a fantastic initiative that was the brainchild of one of our members, and one which OCD-UK are proud to launch. OCDtober is an entire month… October of course … which includes international OCD Awareness Week (6th-12th), dedicated to raising awareness …
OCD-UK is a stakeholder in the NICE Guidelines for the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and BDD (CG31). NICE are currently consulting on a proposal to update this guideline and have invited OCD-UK and other stakeholders to offer feedback on five …
We want to thank everybody that made this year’s conference in Brighton such a huge success. Building on that great success we are already planning ahead and we’re delighted to announce that the next OCD-UK conference will be taking place …
Last week OCD-UK spoke out against numerous examples of OCD misuse, some of which gained national media coverage. Despite making our reasons clear within the aforementioned media coverage, some observers still failed to understand the significant point about why we …
OCD Research If you use social media then you will no doubt be bombarded with requests from clinical psychologists and psychology students wanting you to take part in their research projects, and more often than not, those research proposals are …
The onset of OCD at a young age can be distressing and confusing for children, young people and their families. Sue Millichap, OCD-UK’s Children and Young People’s Lead, is currently working on projects aimed at young people with OCD. For …
ASK THE EXPERT WITH DR FIONA CHALLACOMBE OCD-UK are running a brand new feature, giving our members the opportunity to pose questions to a variety of different experts in the field. As our first guest, we welcome Dr Fiona Challacombe, …
We know it’s only October, but It’s that time of the year again when we start thinking about Christmas and OCD-UK Christmas Cards… (we were actually asked in early September, so give us some credit for waiting until October!). For 2018 …
