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OCD-UK 2nd April 2020 OCD in the Media (Cat)

A response to the Wall Street Journal article written by our chief executive Ashley Fulwood and our children and parents lead Zoe Wilson, both have lived experience of OCD. Updated: 3rd April 2020. We’ve seen some horrendous journalism about OCD …

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