Anxiety and OCD Annotated Resources

Anxiety and OCD online and social media resources

http://dana.org/News/Harnessing_Imagination_to_Calm_Fears/- Imagination might be useful in the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders like anxiety

Science Daily News - OCD<

Science Daily News - Anxiety

OCD Gift Store
Light-hearted gifts related to OCD. OCD slogans on mousepads, t-shirts, caps, mugs and more

Support Groups: OCD in Children
Support forums for parents of children with OCD.

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
Not-for-profit organization of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, their families, friends, and professionals. Provides newsletter, yearly conference, professional training, publications, and other activities.

OCD Self Test
This is neat! Online questionaires for OCD from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. Based upon an older version of the Y-BOCS and the DSMMR diagnostics. Could easily be modified for children.

Anxiety Disorders in Children: A Test for Parents
Also from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, online questionaire for parents who suspect their children have an anxiety disorder.

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder in Children and in Teens
Long discussion of OCD in children and teens, including behavior at home, school, and in the doctor's office. Detailed treatment options are also discussed for home and school. From the School Psychiatry Program, Massachusetts General Hospital.

OCD Medication for Children
Overview of medications used to treat children with OCD, from the OCF.

Worry Wise
Newsletter and articles on OCD and anxiety in children, at home and at school, on the Worry Wise Kids site from the Children's Center for OCD and anxiety from author and director Tamar Chansky and psychologist Lynne Siqueland.

OCD Behavior in Children
Common behaviors, signs and symptoms of OCD in children, in this article from Kids Health. See also OCD in Teenagers.


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