OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
October 11 @ 8:00 am - 12:45 pm
$95.00PRESENTER:
John C. Simoneaux, Ph.D.
OBJECTIVES:
Discuss controversies regarding the diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Explain why Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is considered to be very different from other disorders in DSM-5 and why it is subject to reorganizing the diagnostic manual
Explain the diagnostic criteria for OCD, and discuss the implications of PANDA
Analyze theories about the etiology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Compare and assess treatments recommended for OCD.
AGENDA:
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Registration
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Overview of OCD – the history of the diagnosis, how it has changed over the years, etc.
Why is OCD controversial – is it simply a medical illness?
OCD across the age span
Outline of the differences between OCD and other mental disorders – the platypus of psychiatric diagnoses.
Overview of etiological theories that may serve to explain why OCD is an outlier.
Diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive personality disorder
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Break
10:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Other disorders in the chapter – body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding disorder, trichotillomania, excoriation disorder, substance/medication-induced OCD.
OCD onset, course, associated features, genetic transmission, differential diagnosis, etc.
What is the evidence for treatment effectiveness?
Proposed treatment paradigms for obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
12:45 p.m. – Adjournment
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