OCD Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/ocd/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:54:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png OCD Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/ocd/ 32 32 Does Childhood OCD Disappear? https://heatherhayes.com/does-childhood-ocd-disappear/ Sun, 03 Apr 2022 04:30:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4839 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that affects people of every age. Those who develop it young may have heard that it will get easier and may even go away completely when they get older. But is there any truth to this claim? Identifying OCD in Children Between 0.25% and 4% of children […]

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]]> Signs of Social Anxiety in Children https://heatherhayes.com/signs-of-social-anxiety-in-children/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:57:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4699 Social anxiety involves feelings of intense panic or fear during social interactions with others. It is one of the most common mental health disorders, with approximately 15 million Americans suffering from it.[1] The fear experienced is disproportionate to the situations and can significantly impact someone’s wellbeing and enjoyment of life.  The average age for social […]

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]]> Understanding Hoarding as a Mental Health Disorder https://heatherhayes.com/understanding-hoarding-as-a-mental-health-disorder/ Sun, 07 Nov 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4680 “Hoarding is distinct from many other mental health disorders because intervention often requires the engagement of the community” ~ Kate Kysow The definition of hoarding was coined in 1996 as, “a behavioral phenomenon of acquisition of objects and failure to discard objects“. Until 2013, hoarding was primarily considered a sub-type of OCD. However, research in […]

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]]> Understanding OCD https://heatherhayes.com/understanding-ocd-obsessive-compulsive-disorder/ Fri, 03 Jul 2020 08:29:10 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2412 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (or OCD) is a psychiatric condition that, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, affects an estimated 2.3% of the American adult population. It is classified in the DSM-V as an Anxiety Disorder. Because OCD is characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior, many people jokingly claim to have it, but clinical […]

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