Most clinicians are familiar with the clinical presentation of OCD:
- A patient with significant overt compulsions (e.g., hand washing) that consume hours during the day, negatively impacting functioning.
- A patient who prefers things extremely orderly and neat, and becomes significantly dysregulated when objects are out of place.
- A patient who needs events or experiences to occur a specific number of times or in odd or even multiples.
Clinicians are usually quick to identify these clinical presentations as OCD.
However, many patients struggling with what is colloquially known as “Pure O” OCD may be misdiagnosed. In this form, obsessions are present without significant overt compulsions. Instead, “covert” compulsions or “mental checking” behaviors predominate.
Without an accurate diagnosis, these patients may not receive the treatment they need. Worse, they may receive a treatment that maintains or even worsens their symptoms.
This course will provide practical instruction to clinicians seeking to accurately identify and diagnose “Pure O” OCD subtypes. Participants will also learn to treat “Pure O” OCD using exposure and response prevention modified specifically for a “Pure O” presentation.
2 hours CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)
