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OCD and Depression: How Are They Connected?

December 28, 2020 by Dr. Paul Greene

Many people with OCD also suffer from depression. Dealing with both can be very challenging. Learning how to manage these conditions is important.

Updated: June 28th, 2022

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

There are a lot of misconceptions about what OCD is. OCD is not simply a term for a preference that things be organized or clean. It is a potentially serious disorder that can become disabling for some people.

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Filed Under: Depression, OCD Tagged With: CBT, exposure, medication

How to Stop a Panic Attack

December 21, 2020 by Dr. Paul Greene

There are few things more unpleasant than a panic attack. Getting one to stop can be complicated, but the strategies presented below can help.

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Filed Under: Anxiety, Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Panic attacks Tagged With: CBT, medication, panic attacks

What is ERP Therapy? And What is ExRP Therapy?

May 4, 2020 by Dr. Paul Greene

ERP therapy (exposure and response prevention) and ExRP (exposure and ritual prevention) are psychotherapies used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). ERP was pioneered in the 1960s by British psychologist Vic Meyer. Edna Foa and her colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania further developed it and gave ERP its name in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Filed Under: OCD Tagged With: CBT, ocd, psychotherapy

Mindfulness of Emotions: How Can It Help You?

December 28, 2014 by Jennifer Chen, Psy.D.

More and more people are seeing benefits from learning and practicing mindfulness. It helps them decrease stress and stress-related illnesses, and to improve their mental health by learning how to let go of painful thoughts or feelings. In my work, patients often ask how to be mindful around their emotions. This question usually arises after realizing that one has great difficulty controlling intense emotions (i.e. going from “0 to 100”) that may be triggered in uncomfortable or distressing situations.

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Filed Under: Mindfulness and meditation Tagged With: CBT, Mindfulness

How to Overcome the Vicious Cycle of Depression and Avoidance

July 27, 2014 by Melissa Aiello, Ph.D.

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Depression makes everything harder, including the stuff we used to enjoy. This can lead us to avoid those things. Unfortunately, when depression and avoidance join forces, it can be really bad news.

Behavioral activation is a treatment for depression that helps people focus on re-engagement with their lives. Specifically, it gets people doing precisely the things that are likely to improve their mood (Jacobson, Martell, & Dimidjian, 2001). Generally, when a depressed person is in behavioral activation treatment, they change the activities in their life to lessen depression. The therapist helps them to structure their lives differently.

Rather than assuming that there is a deficiency in the depressed individual, behavioral activation takes a more practical approach. It examines what is occurring in the person’s life to worsen or maintain the depression. This often involves looking at the things they do, the situations they find themselves in, and the things they avoid.

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Filed Under: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Depression Tagged With: CBT, depression

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