The Odd Treating the Id^*

OCD Doctors and Clinics

^*As expressed to me by Robert J. Temple, M.D.

Ivory Castles

(A humorous heading - no slight intended!)

• The Massachusetts General Hospital Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Institute - located at McLean Hospital and directed by Dr. Michael Jenike. The Institute "serves as a national and regional center dedicated to the advancement of clinical care, teaching and research" of OCD; the program "provides partial hospital and intensive residential levels of care for individuals age 17 and older who suffer from severe or treatment-resistant OCD."
  
  
• CenterWatch: Clinical Trials Listing Service - maintains lists of OCD studies at NIH and elsewhere.
  
  
• Animal Hoarding Research - by Dr. Gary Patronek at Tufts University. The research deals with people who hoard animals.
• Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety Disorders (CRUfAD) (University of New South Wales, Australia) - is conducting research into "Danger Ideation Reduction Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Washers".
• Duke University Medical Center - Program in Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.
• Edna B. Foa, Ph.D. - is Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania.
• JHU Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinic - at Johns Hopkins University. Their OCD Family Study page has an overview of OCD and its treatment, as well as a plea for research participants.
• Laboratory for Developmental Neuroscience (University of Chicago) - is "studying the molecular basis of childhood psychiatric disorders" such as autism, ADHD, and OCD. Among their projects is a Genome Screen of Childhood-Onset OCD.
• Menninger Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Center - opened in September 2000. Program director: Thröstur Björgvinsson, Ph.D.; program psychiatrist: Joyce Davidson, M.D.. (Topeka, KS, USA)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders - is a brief, undated description by Dr. Jenike of the research taking place in the OCD Clinical and Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.
• Pediatric OCD and Tic Disorders Clinic - offers a variety of medical and behavioral treatments for OCD. Also see the Anxiety Disorders Program. (University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA)
• Royal Victoria Hospital Psychology Department - lists two OCD studies in its ongoing research activities.
• UCLA Child and Adolescent OCD and Anxiety Program - University of California, Los Angeles.
• Wayne State University OCD Clinical Research Program
• Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) OCD Information Page - at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. This site includes slide presentations by John March and others at the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents Conference (September 1997).
• Yale Child Study Center, TS/OCD Clinic - Yale University School of Medicine.

The Ivory Tower

(A humorous heading - no slight intended!)

• Jonathan Abramowitz - was a doctoral student in clinical psychology specializing in OCD. (He's now a full-fledged doctor giving presentations at OCF conferences.)
• Jonathan R. T. Davidson, M.D. - has been the Prinicipal Investigator on a number of apparently industry-funded studies of medications for OCD.
• Dr. Jacob Holzer - is a professor at the New England Medical Center whose research interests include OCD; citations are included for some papers on OCD.
• Dr. Henrietta Leonard - the noted pediatric OCD/TS researcher.
• Dr. Thomas F. Oltmanns - is a professor at SUNY whose research interests include OCD; citations are included for some papers on OCD.
• Lars-Göran Öst - Department of Psychology at Stockholm University; his research interests include OCD.
• Dr. Mark A. Riddle - is a professor at Johns Hopkins and the director of its Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; citations are included for many papers on OCD.
• William E. Van Ornum, Ph.D. - author of A Thousand Frightening Fantasies: Understanding and Healing Scrupulosity and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

The Real World

• A.D.D.Clinic.com - Dr. Corydon Clark, A.D.D. Clinic. Although its primary focus is ADHD, the clinic also treats OCD and TS. Located in Las Vegas, the clinic even offers an Evaluation/Treatment Vacation Fun Package! The web site has a useful and sympathetic overview of OCD and of current thinking on its treatment.
• Alabama Psychological Association - is a directory of Alabama pschologists who treat OCD. (AL, USA)
• Behavior OnLine is a "gathering place" for mental health professionals. The Anxiety Disorders discussion group has a fair number of OCD-related questions; the Cognitive Therapy group has somewhat fewer.
• Behavioral Consultants, P.C. - offers behavior therapy for OCD. Their web site has some information on OCD and other disorders. (St. Louis, MO, USA)
• Beverly Hills Center for Depression and Anxiety (Beverly Hills, CA, USA)
• Dr. Steven J. Brodsky - is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy for OCD, phobias, and panic disorder. (He's featured in the following article, "Religious Obsessions, Thoughts Associated with Mental Disorders", by Jamie Talan of Newsday.) You can submit questions to Dr. Brodsky by E-mail through his OCD HOTLINE. (Manhattan/Bronx, NY, USA)
• Dr. Jim Chandler - is a pediatric psychiatrist. He has written a number of on-line pamphlets on various disorders, including OCD. (Western Nova Scotia, Canada)
• Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars - offered a course in "Play Therapy and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)". (Chesapeake Beach, MD, USA)
• Cleveland Clinic Gamma Knife Services - neurosurgical treatment of OCD. (Cleveland, OH, USA)
• Dr. Michael Gallo - specializes in "Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety Disorders and Depression ... for adults, adolescents and children". (Atlanta, GA, USA)
• Grovelands Priory Hospital OCD Treatment Programme - includes an excellent overview (by Dr. David Veale) of OCD and its treatment. (London, England)
• Hansen Neuropsychiatric Clinic, P.A. - Dr. Carl Hansen, Jr. Specializes in "neurobiological disorders and the associated effects on development processes, psychosocial and adaptive function, and educational performance". The home of MENDWare®, the site has useful overviews of the diagnosis and treatment of OCD, panic disorder, and tic disorders. (St. Louis Park, MN, USA)
• Hartford Hospital's The Institute for Living - "comprehensive patient care, research and education" for various psychiatric disorders, including OCD. (Hartford, CT, USA)
• Karen A. Healy, LCSW - treats panic disorder and OCD. (Atlanta, GA, USA)
• Institute for Bio-Behavioral Therapy and Research - in Great Neck, New York, USA.
• Joan Kaylor, MSEd., NCC - is on the Boards of Directors of the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation and the Trichotillomania Learning Center.
• Michael Kenin, MD - treats OCD and other anxiety disorders. (New York, USA)
• Mind/Body Consultant Services - operates the OCD-Spectrum & Anxiety Disorders Clinic of Western Michigan. The clinic treats OCD with cognitive behavior therapy in conjunction with various alternative medical techniques. The web site includes a number of excellent articles on treating and living with OCD. (Grand Rapids, MI, USA)
• Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI) - has an OCD "programme". (Sydney, Australia)
• Northern County Psychiatric Associates - handles a broad range of psychiatric disorders. The practice is located in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. Their web site is well worth exploring; of special note are:
  • Anxiety Disorders - especially OCD.
  • Scrupulosity
  • For Kids and Teens
  • Psychotherapy - a somewhat confusing collection of articles on various topics, including OCD and how to use the Internet to seek out more information on psychiatric disorders.
• OCD Online - Dr. Steven Phillipson, Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy. An organized, information-filled website on OCD. (New York, NY, USA)
• OCD Resource Center of South Florida - Dr. Bruce Hyman, co-author with Cherry Pedrick, R.N. of The OCD Workbook. (Hollywood, FL, USA)
• Kenneth Parker LMSW ACP - suffers from and treats OCD (and other disorders). (Austin, TX, USA)
• Dr. Timothy Quek - is a psychologist who treats OCD. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
• Red Oak Psychiatry Associates - has information on OCD (under "Diagnoses") and medications. (Houston, Texas, USA)
• Rogers Memorial Hospital Treatment Centers - offers exposure and response prevention therapy. (Wisconsin, USA)
• The Rush Institute for Mental Well-Being of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center used to have a web page about their Obsessive Compulsive Treatment Center. (Chicago, IL, USA)
• Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute - has a multidisciplinary approach to treating psychological disorders. The Anxiety Disorders Center, led by Dr. Alec Pollard, specializes in OCD.
• Wartel Psychological Services - specializes in the treatment of OCD and other disorders with behavior therapy; both psychologists are members of OCF. (West Bloomfield, MI, USA)
• Mary Washington College Psychological Services Center - has overviews of various disorders, including OCD. (Fredericksburg, VA, USA)
• Western Suffolk Psychological Services - specializes in OCD, TS, ADHD, BDD, and other anxiety disorders. The site has a lengthy list of suggested OCD readings and a large collection of on-line articles by the practitioners themselves. One of the group, Dr. Fred Penzel is very active in the OCD community. (Huntington, NY, USA)
• Perry Zand, M.D. - a psychiatrist who specializes in OCD "using behavioral therapy, medication - and respect". (Cherry Hill, NJ, USA)