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Do You Need to Confess All the Time? It Could Be OCD

May 3, 2020 by Dr. Paul Greene

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Updated: September 19th, 2020

OCD and Confessing

A rarely discussed symptom of OCD is an overwhelming need to confess “sins,” even when the transgressions are very slight. Typically this will arise in the context of a marriage or romantic relationship. At first, what is confessed may not seem so minor. However, if the problem is not addressed, the confessed acts often become quite trivial.

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Filed Under: OCD Tagged With: ocd, therapy

Science-Based Therapy: Is There Such A Thing?

November 8, 2009 by Dr. Paul Greene

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Most people closely associate medicine and science, but how many of us think of science and psychotherapy as being related? Maybe we don’t, but we should. The best therapy is science-based.

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Filed Under: American mental healthcare, Evidence-based treatment Tagged With: antidepressants, therapy

Which is the Best OCD Treatment? Medication vs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

February 6, 2008 by Dr. Paul Greene

For many sufferers of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other types of anxiety, deciding to seek help can be a difficult decision to make. Once that decision is made, another choice is required: what kind of OCD treatment is best for me?

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Filed Under: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, OCD Tagged With: anxiety, ocd, therapy

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