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Professor Adam Radomsky

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Mental Contamination - An Introduction followed by Q&A

Saturday 19th November 2022

3:00pm - 4:15pm followed by conference closing remarks.

Speakers

Professor Adam Radomsky, Concordia University, Montréal, QC

Presentation subject

Mental contamination has been defined as feelings of dirtiness and/or washing behaviour that arise in the absence of direct contact with a contaminant. This session will feature a brief introduction to mental contamination by Professor Radomsky, highlighting some key features of the problem and recent research that points towards improving treatments, but will then move to a period of Q & A where attendees can ask questions about mental contamination (or other aspects of OCD) and Professor Radomsky will answer them. Questions may also be submitted ahead of time at conference@ocduk.org

About the speaker

Professor Adam Radomsky is Professor of Psychology at Concordia University, and also the OCD-UK overseas ambassador. He joined Concordia in 2001 after the completion of his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of British Columbia and a fellowship at Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital. Professor Radomsky is the Director of the Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Laboratory, and a Core Member of the Centre for Clinical Research in Health (CCRH). His research investigates cognitive, behavioural and emotional aspects of OCD and a number of other anxiety disorders, as well as ways to enhance the effectiveness and acceptability of cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders and related problems.

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Speakers Books

Oxford Guide to the Treatment of Mental Contamination
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