Written by: David Safani, MD, MBA, DFAPA, DFAACAP – Medical Director, The Mental Health Collective – Newport Beach, CA Treatment resistance is common, not rare. About a third of people with major depression do not get well after trying several antidepressants, and many people with obsessive-compulsive disorder still have symptoms that interfere with daily life […]
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Strengthening Specialized OCD Care in Southern California The Collective Treatment Programs, a premier provider of neurobiologically-informed mental health services, is proud to announce its official designation as an Institutional Member of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). This prestigious membership recognizes The Collective’s commitment to providing high-level, evidence-based care for individuals living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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WRITTEN BY: AMY HERTER, LMFT If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with OCD, you may have noticed that talking about the specific details of OCD often makes things worse for everyone involved. A common problem many people with OCD face is engaging in compulsive reassurance. This behavior falls under the compulsive part
https://youtu.be/aX0KL3jkhqM?si=GbMHo7Kd-CVFDSrR AN INTERVIEW WITH: DR. KRISTEN ZALESKI, PHD, LCSW | CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER Interview DR. ZALESKI, WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF THE OCD CLINIC? So, as is typical for The Mental Health Collective, we look at any mental illness through our brain, but our body, the top and the bottom, going down and up. So
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WATCH NOW!!! Sarah Verrelli and The Collective’s clinical experts, Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW, Tony Meiners, PsyD, Sarah Schall, PsyD, and Grace Fraser, ACSW, present The OCD Clinic Virtual Talk. February’s topic was OCD Severity, Complexity, and Care: A Case-Based Review. Copy Zoom Password: dkU7%wWr Click HERE To WATCH NOW! :: THE OCD CLINIC VIRTUAL TALK ZOOM LINK 2.3.26 “Over
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https://youtu.be/lvmBiFUsNtY AN INTERVIEW WITH: DR. ASHLEY BRUMETT, PhD Interview WHAT IS THE CLINICAL APPROACH WITH ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT)? With ACT, it’s a little bit different from typical approaches like CBT in the way that it’s not about challenging your problems, analyzing your problems, really delving into the content of your thinking. It’s zooming
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The Mental Health Collective is dedicated to advancing precision in therapeutic intervention, continually assessing the clinical merit of established and emerging treatments for OCD. We understand that achieving symptom reduction hinges upon an individualized care plan. When comparing Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT), the decision is not one of complementarity, but one
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IS AI NEGATIVELY IMPACTING YOUR OCD? AN INTERVIEW WITH: DR. SARAH SCHALL, PSYD Interview I’ve been asked to speak on a panel at YATA, and it is focused on the usage of AI with young adults. Where my specialty comes in, and what I’d like to speak about, is how AI and OCD can be
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Dr. Brumett, please explain Acceptance + Commitment Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an approach to treatment that aims to change your relationship to your own thoughts. It is based on the idea that we can gain more cognitive flexibility by creating distance between who we are and what we think, so we don’t
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https://youtu.be/CVKlupMCBG8 How COMMON IS OCD? AN INTERVIEW WITH: DR. SARAH SCHALL, PSYD Interview HOW COMMON IS IT FOR A CLIENT TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH OCD? So what we know is that the prevalence rate for OCD is 1 to 2% in the population. So it may not seem like a lot, but it kind of
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