OCD: What it's all about

Experts Connect with HelpMeSara

Sara Dimerman in conversation with Dr. Noah Lazar. Over the course of this episode you will learn more about:

• Whether or not OCD is a form of anxiety
• The age at which OCD is typically diagnosed
• The difference between an obsession and a compulsion
• Some of the more common groups of behaviours and thoughts that we see in people diagnosed with OCD
• Whether OCD is inherited or learnt
• Other disorders that are on the OCD spectrum, such as trichotillomania and hoarding
• The most common approach to treating OCD and how this works
• The role of medication when treating OCD