August 7 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CDT
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is frequently missed, misunderstood, or misdiagnosed because its symptoms overlap with a wide range of other psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions. This presentation will help clinicians distinguish OCD from common look-alike presentations, and offer practical assessment strategies that improve diagnostic accuracy and support more appropriate treatment planning.
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify core diagnostic features of OCD, including the function of obsessions, compulsions, avoidance, reassurance seeking, and mental rituals
- Differentiate OCD from generalized anxiety disorder, psychosis-spectrum presentations, tic disorders, autism-related repetitive behaviors, body dysmorphic disorder, illness anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
- Apply practical clinical interview strategies and screening questions to improve diagnostic accuracy when OCD is suspected
Presented By
Meredith is the National Director of Newport Healthcare’s OCD and Anxiety Program. She has more than 10 years of experience in the behavioral healthcare field, treating a wide array of mental health, behavioral, and relational needs, and specializes in working with adolescents and young adults. Meredith is trained in Exposure and Response Prevention therapy, Attachment-Based Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
