On Demand OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series: Destigmatizing and Treating Health Anxiety in OCD

This presentation was originally reviewed on December 5, 2022, and broadcast live online on December 2, 2022, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET. 

The views and opinions expressed by this presenter in this lecture are their own, and do not represent the views of Sheppard Pratt.

Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by unwanted intrusive thoughts and all-consuming repetitive behaviors that lead to extreme suffering. While the content or theme of one’s OCD can vary widely, one of the most misunderstood presentations of the disorder is health anxiety. The confusion stems from the fundamental misunderstanding that health anxiety OCD refers to one who is chronically anxious about their health not about whether they are actually sick or not. Underlying many health-related obsessions is an overinflated sense of responsibility to monitor and maintain one's health which leads to time-consuming rituals. When treating health-themed obsessions and compulsions it is imperative to identify the core fears and faulty beliefs that drive compulsive behaviors so they can be effectively targeted in treatment. This lecture will feature the various ways health-themed obsessions present and how to tailor effective treatment plans using evidence-based treatment for OCD.

 

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other mental health professionals.

Learning Objectives

After this lecture, registrants will be able to:

  1. Recognize forms of health anxiety in OCD.
  2. Identify compulsions in health anxiety OCD.
  3. Explain guidelines for constructing ERP interventions for health anxiety in OCD.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Category II credits for Social Workers
  • 1.50 Psychologists
  • 1.50 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 1.50 Participation
Course opens: 
02/06/2023
Course expires: 
02/03/2025

There is no commercial support for this activity.

About the speaker

Molly Schiffer, LCPC, is the Associate Director of The Center for OCD and Anxiety, Sheppard Pratt’s private pay, outpatient treatment center for individuals experiencing obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders. Prior to joining The Center for OCD and Anxiety, Molly specialized in the treatment of OCD and related disorders at the OCD and Anxiety Center of Greater Baltimore. She earned a Master of Science in Applied Psychology with a concentration in Counseling Psychology from the University of Baltimore. Molly is an active member of the International OCD Foundation and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and has presented at national conferences on OCD-related topics. She is licensed to practice in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and is a board-approved supervisor of LGPCs in Maryland.

Disclosure Statements

Sheppard Pratt holds the standard that its continuing medical education programs should be free of commercial bias and conflict of interest. In accord with Sheppard Pratt's Disclosure Policy, as well as standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association (AMA), all planners, reviewers, speakers and persons in control of content have been asked to disclose any relationship he /she has with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. All planners, reviewers and speakers have also been asked to disclose any payments accepted for this lecture from any entity besides Sheppard Pratt, and if there will be discussion of any products, services or off-label uses of product(s) during this presentation.

Molly B. Schiffer, LCPCreports that she has no relationships with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients during the past 24 months. She will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation.

Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months: Jon Hershfield, MFT, Todd Peters, MD, Deepak Prabhakar, MD, Elizabeth Ryznar, MD, MSc., Louis Marino, MD, Ehsan Syed, MD, Devi Bhuyan, PhD, Faith Dickerson, PhD, Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, Tom Flis, LCPC, Laura Webb, RN-BC, MSN,  Stacey Garnett, RN, MSN, Octavia Coit, MN, Heather Billings, RN, Lisa Illum, MLIS, MEd, and Jennifer Tornabene.

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Available Credit

  • 1.50 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Category II credits for Social Workers
  • 1.50 Psychologists
  • 1.50 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
  • 1.50 Participation
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This presentation was originally reviewed on December 5, 2022, and broadcast live online on December 3, 2022, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET. 

ON DEMAND WEBINAR: FOR BEST RESULTS WATCH USING GOOGLE CHROME

OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series: Destigmatizing and Treating Health Anxiety in OCD

Molly B. Schiffer, LCPC
Associate Director, Center for OCD & Anxiety
Sheppard Pratt
Baltimore, MD

Originally reviewed December 5, 2022.
Originally broadcast live December 2, 2022, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 pm ET
Enduring Activity Credit Expiration Date: February 3, 2025

Activity Time: Ninety-minute recorded webinar lecture with a 15-minute evaluation process. Total Time: 1:45

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