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More advice for teachers – supporting learners with OCD
December 7th 2012
Teachers, can play a major role in helping to identify young people who may have OCD and providing appropriate support at school. If you feel that a young person may...Read More.
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Advice for teachers – spotting the signs of OCD
November 23rd 2012
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterised by unpleasant and recurring thoughts, images, doubts or urges (called obsessions) and repetitive and/or irrational behaviours (called compulsions). There are currently...Read More.
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Parents’ seminar with Dr Isobel Heyman
November 9th 2012
Replacing OCD Action’s monthly online seminar for parents this month, will be a one-off face-to-face seminar for parents at the OCD Action National Conference on the 24th of November. Dr...Read More.
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Fast Facts About OCD!
November 9th 2012
So here are a few facts you might not have known about OCD. Or – if you knew them all already – a few facts to share with your friends…...Read More.
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Have your say
October 23rd 2012
If you’re a young person with OCD, we want to hear from you! Here at OCD Action we run lots of different things for young people, from events to this...Read More.
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OCD Action Youth Event – don’t miss out!
October 23rd 2012
The next OCD Action Youth Event will be taking place as part of the OCD Action National Conference in London on the 24th of November. It will be a mixture...Read More.
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Worried about OCD? Not these celebs
October 4th 2012
Apart from being famous, what do David Beckham, Victoria Pendleton, and Jessica Alba, have in common? They all have OCD and are extremely successful. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an...Read More.
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Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, talks OCD
October 2nd 2012
J.K. Rowling’s new book, The Casual Vacancy, has a character with OCD that is based on her own experience of the condition. The children’s author says that her OCD centred...Read More.
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“OCD is not the quirky person in the office”
September 20th 2012
Barbara Lloyd, 49, has fought a long-running battle with OCD all of her adult life. She lost a job, a marriage and wasn’t able to leave her home for nine...Read More.
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Have your say!
September 20th 2012
Young people with special educational needs (SEN) have been invited by the government to form a group which will advise it on the SEN and Disability Green Paper reform programme....Read More.