It’s OCD Awareness Week 2009
Rogers Memorial Hospital, in partnership with the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, strives to raise awareness about the symptoms of OCD that affect more than 4 million children and adults in the United States who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and the effective treatment options that are available.
- Rogers Memorial Hospital is nationally recognized OCD treatment is available in southeastern Wisconsin.
- The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Center at Rogers Memorial Hospital celebrates its 10th anniversary this year under the clinical direction of Bradley C. Riemann, PhD.
- Rogers Memorial is one of the few places in the country to offer intensive CBT services in a residential setting for children and teens.
Residential treatment
- One of two programs in the country, the OCD Center provides intensive treatment for severe and difficult cases of OCD, OC spectrum disorders and other severe anxiety disorders.
- The staff of the OCD Center also oversees CBT treatment in other residential programs at Rogers Memorial, including The Child Center and The Eating Disorder Center.
- Treatment is effective
- Outcome studies of CBT treatment done at Rogers Memorial Hospital show that up to 80 percent of the people who complete its CBT program significantly reduce their anxiety symptoms from a sever to a much more manageable level.
OCD resources
RogersOCD.org
To learn more about the treatment of OCD, OC-spectrum disorders or other severe anxiety disorders.
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
To access research information and networking resources for individuals, families and professionals.
OCD Services at Rogers Memorial Hospital
Rogers Memorial Hospital is Wisconsin’s largest, not-for-profit, behavioral health care provider for children, adolescents, adults and older adults. The hospital is nationally recognized for its residential treatment centers including The Eating Disorder Center, The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Center and The Child and Adolescent Centers. Rogers Memorial also provides residential treatment services for chemical dependency, inpatient and partial hospitalization, as well as day treatment programs.