One in four of people in America will suffer from an anxiety disorder in their lifetime. These disorders are the most common mental illnesses affecting both children and adults. Unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety caused by a stressful event such as a business presentation or a first date, anxiety disorders are chronic, relentless and [...]

For OCD, the main emphasis is a technique called Exposure and Ritual Prevention (ERP). ERP has been found to be the “treatment of choice” for OCD. Exposure refers to the gradual and repetitive exposure of an individual to their feared situations (e.g., someone with contamination obsessions touching a doorknob), or ideas (e.g., someone with contamination [...]

The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Center is one of only three residential treatment centers in the United States for adults with OCD, OC-spectrum disorders and other anxiety disorders.

Rogers Memorial Hospital provides intensive treatment for adolescents and adults with moderate to severe cases of OCD, OC-spectrum disorders and other anxiety disorders. The program meets four days per week from 3 to 6 p.m. and uses evidence-based treatment components. The cost of the program is covered by most insurance companies.