We Deliver Expert Treatment for OCD and Associated Conditions
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder occurs in 2.3% of people at some time in their lifetime, with associated conditions such as body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding disorder, and trichotillomania being other obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders that produce significant distress and functional impairment.
About Our Treatment for OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is defined by intrusive, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and ritualistic behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) performed in an effort to decrease anxiety or forestall feared consequences. We at One Stop Mental Health Clinic treat typical OCD presentations involving contamination fear, symmetry concern, forbidden thought, and checking behavior, in addition to spectrum conditions comorbid with such presentations such as body dysmorphic disorder involving appearance preoccupations, hoarding disorder involving saving difficulty, releasing possessions, and hair-pulling or skin-picking disorders.
Our OCD therapy utilizes specialized treatment methods in conjunction with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication when appropriate. Our dual board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner performs diagnostic interviews via Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale evaluations and clinical observation to determine specific themes of obsession and patterns of compulsion. Treatment interventions are directed towards Exposure and Response Prevention therapy to disrupt the cycle of obsession-compulsion, acceptance and commitment therapy principles for troublesome thoughts, and high-dose SSRI medication targeting serotonin dysregulation as the underlying mechanism of these disorders.
Your treatment plan for OCD symptoms
Our targeted approach targets the distinctive features of obsessive-compulsive presentations and the need for treatment.
Diagnostic Consultation: Meet with our board-certified practitioner for comprehensive OCD assessment involving symptom severity scale rating, frequency of compulsion assessment, measurement of functional impairment, and differential diagnosis to separate OCD from other anxiety disorders.
Intervention Strategy: Develop a treatment plan that might involve ERP therapy sessions, SSRI medication titration, inclusion of family in treatment planning, and prevention of relapse education according to your unique obsession patterns and compulsion severity.
Active Treatment Phase: Begin your OCD treatment with graduated exposure exercises, compulsion blocking, medication dose titration, and progress monitoring with standardized rating scales to monitor symptom decrease.
Why One Stop Mental Health Clinic for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
One Stop Mental Health Clinic provides OCD treatment through a customized clinical approach that acknowledges the distinctive neurobiological and therapeutic needs of obsessive-compulsive conditions.
Expert Assessment Instruments: Validated OCD rating scales such as the Yale-Brown scale are used in our clinical practice to accurately determine obsession themes, compulsion behaviors, and severity levels that inform treatment decisions.
ERP Treatment Expertise: We apply Exposure and Response Prevention therapy protocols with systematic desensitization strategies, hierarchy creation, and in-vivo exposure methods specifically tailored for obsessive-compulsive symptom reduction and long-term maintenance.
Medication Specialization: Our drug management strategy incorporates high-dose SSRI treatment, augmentation maneuvers with atypical antipsychotics as required, and expertise in medication timing and dosing needs specific to OCD treatment compared to usual antidepressant treatment.
