Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common and often debilitating mental health condition characterized by unwanted intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repeated distress-reducing behaviors (compulsions). Frequently misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and mistreated, this series of lectures will demystify OCD and related disorders and the most effective protocols for helping those who suffer from them. Attendees new to or heavily experienced in treating OCD and related disorders will gain knowledge from multiple perspectives. This unique format features six lectures from top experts in the field, scheduled across three sessions over the Fall season. This series includes experts presenting on uncertainty acceptance in OCD treatment, sleep and OCD, process-based treatment of severe OCD and related disorders in for teens, similarities and differences in interventions for OCD and related disorders, current best practices for children and adolescents, and multimodal treatment of pediatric OCD at higher levels of care.

This presentation was originally reviewed on June 28, 2023, and broadcast live online on June 30, 2023, from 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on May 3, 2023, and broadcast live online on May 5,  2023, from 2:45 PM- 4:15 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on May 3, 2023, and broadcast live online on May 5,  2023, from 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM ET. 

A twenty-year programme of work using immersive virtual reality to assess, understand, and treat mental health disorders will be outlined. A chronological presentation of studies will illustrate the issues addressed, show the evolution of the technology, and highlight key areas for the future. The case will be made that much greater access to the best psychological treatments can be achieved using automated delivery in VR. In this automation process VR therapies need not simply replicate face-to-face therapy but can be used in innovative ways – impossible in the real world - to enhance treatment outcomes. The results of the first trial of automated VR therapy with patients with psychosis will be described.

This presentation was originally reviewed on April 10, 2023, and broadcast live online on April 7, 2023, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on April 10, 2023, and broadcast live online on April 7, 2023, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET. 

This presentation will cover a case presentation on a patient seen over the course of two years during training. She will discuss themes relating to early trauma, the therapeutic frame, and the idea of containment in psychotherapy. She will lean on concepts drawn from object relations theory, which aided in the understanding and evolution of this case.

This presentation was originally reviewed on March 9, 2023, and broadcast live online on March 10, 2023, from 2:45- 4:15 PM ET.