Health Check Podcast
OCD (Part 1): The hidden reality and a new way out
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OCD is more than a quirk.
ST GRAPHICS: AMIRUL KARIM
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Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD is often misunderstood. Although the term OCD is often used casually, it is a potentially severe disorder that can drastically disrupt a person’s life.
However, it is highly treatable. Yet, many people remain undiagnosed and untreated for years.
To learn more about OCD, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo talks to two psychologists who specialise in the treatment of OCD for a two-part series on what the disorder is about and how a new treatment can help.
They are Dr Jackki Yim, Principal Clinical Psychologist & Deputy Head of Anxiety Service, Department of Mood & Anxiety at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and Ms Tammie Kwek, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Department of Mood & Anxiety, IMH.
Highlights (click/tap above):
3:37 Clearing misunderstandings about OCD
5:46 An example of OCD
11:19 How can parents respond to their children who have OCD?
Listen to OCD Part 2: 4-day treatment and the Bergen approach -
Produced and edited by: Amirul Karim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong
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