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6/14/13 <br />

OCD & Social Functioning <br />

• By deDinition, OCD can cause impairment in important <br />

areas of functioning, with social functioning often being <br />

affected. <br />

• What are some ways OCD affects you socially <br />

• Not being able to focus during conversation with <br />

friends because your counting in your head... <br />

• Not being able to join friends or family for meals due <br />

to fears of contamination... <br />

• Not being able to play sports because of fears of <br />

contact with sweaty or germy people... <br />

• The list goes on.... <br />

Social Anxiety Disorder <br />

• OCD is often “co-­‐morbid” with other problems. This means it <br />

tends to co-­‐occur with other things, like depression, tic disorders, <br />

or panic. <br />

• Torresan & colleagues (2013) <br />

• Studied 858 men & woman OCD patients; assessed for lifetime <br />

prevalence of other Axis I Disorders using the YBOCS & SCID <br />

• 90% had a secondary diagnosis <br />

• 72% had a Mood Disorder <br />

• 20% had Panic Disorder <strong>and</strong>/or Agoraphobia <br />

• 34% had Generalized Anxiety Disorder <br />

• 36% had Social Anxiety Disorder <br />

• Brown & colleagues (2001) <br />

• Studied 1127 patients presenting for treatment of anxiety disorders; <br />

used ADIS-­‐IV <br />

• 79% of the patients with OCD had at least one additional diagnosis at <br />

the time of the evaluation <br />

• OCD (along with Social Anxiety <strong>and</strong> PTSD) was associated with <br />

signiDicant risk of Depression. <br />

FRIDAY<br />

What is Social Anxiety <br />

Disorder (or Social Phobia) <br />

• Diagnostic Criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder <br />

• A. A marked & persistent fear of > 1 social or performance situations in <br />

which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny <br />

by others. The individual fears that he will act in a way (or show anxiety <br />

symptoms) that will be humiliating or embarrassing. <br />

• B. Exposure to the feared social situation almost invariably provokes <br />

anxiety, which may be situationally bound <br />

• C. The person recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable. Note: <br />

In children, this feature may be absent. <br />

• D. The feared social or performance situations are avoided or else are <br />

endured w/ intense anxiety or distress. <br />

• E. The avoidance, anxious anticipation, or distress in the feared social or <br />

performance situation(s) interferes signiDicantly w/ the person's normal <br />

routine, occupational (academic) functioning, or social activities or <br />

relationships, or there is marked distress about having the phobia. <br />

• F. In individuals under age 18 years, the duration is at least 6 months. <br />

How Do We Treat OCD <br />

• ERP <br />

• Anxiety Curve <br />

• SUDS <br />

• ACT / Radical Faith (Ethan) <br />

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