Friday 8:00 am – 9:00 am - Obsessive Compulsive Foundation

Friday 1:30 pm – 3:30 pmTrack Title/Room Presenters DescriptionResearchersTherapistsUnderstanding& Treating BDD:Latest ResearchFindings onEtiologicalFactors, ClinicalCharacteristics &PharmacologyPotomac 2HoardingSymptoms andStrategies: MuchTo Do AboutSomething!Potomac 4Fugen Neziroglu, PhD, Bio-Behavioral Institute,Great Neck, NY; Jamie Feusner, MD, UCLA OCDIntensive Treatment Program, Los Angeles, CA;Michael Hickey, PhD, Albert Ellis Institute, NewYork, NY; Eric Hollander, MD, Mount Sinai School ofMedicine, New York, NY; Sony Khemlani-Patel, PhD,Bio-Behavioral Institute, Great Neck, NY; SabineWilhelm, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital,Boston, MAChristiana Bratiotis, PhD, LCSW, Boston UniversitySchool of Social Work, Boston, MAJordana Muroff, PhD, LICSW, Boston UniversitySchool of Social Work, Boston, MABody Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) requires a specialized treatmentapproach. This is due in part to high incidence of co-morbidity,hopelessness, suicidality, and high overvalued ideation. Furthermore,BDD symptoms appear to overlap with anxiety, mood, bodyimage, delusional, and personality disorders, making it a complexpsychological disorder. This symposium will provide the audiencewith a thorough understanding of BDD symptoms, present the latestresearch findings in the etiology of BDD, and offer guidelines forpsychological and pharmacological treatment.This workshop will briefly summarize the symptoms of hoarding asmodeled by Steketee & Frost. The presenters will discuss recentclinical research findings about hoarding behaviors and present amodel for understanding these symptoms. We will also summarizeinterventions for hoarding including motivational enhancement, caseformulation and goal setting, organizing and problem solving skills,changing beliefs about possessions, and removing clutter.TherapistsCatching andCuring OCD:An Overview ofPANDASPotomac 6Tori Page-Voth, PhD, University of Maryland, CollegePark, MD; Elizabeth Latimer, MD, GeorgetownMedical Center, Bethesda, MD; Beth Maloney, JD,PANDAS Foundation, Kennebunkport, ME; CatherineNicolaides, MD, South Jersey Healthcare, Marlton, NJThis presentation will provide an overview of PANDAS for thoseworking in the field of OCD. Panelists include two parents of childrenwith PANDAS-related OCD, and two doctors who have successfullytreated children with this illness.Ind w/OCD& FamiliesMedication: WhatDo I Need to Know?Regency FMichael A. Jenike, MD, OCD Institute, McLeanHospital, Belmont, MA; International OCD Foundation,Boston, MAIn this presentation, Dr. Jenike will discuss all aspects of medicationand its relationship to OCD. Questions from the audience areencouraged.Individualsw/OCDTaking the FirstStep: Developingand ERP HierarchyRegency CRobin Zasio, PsyD, The Anxiety Treatment Center;President, OCD Sacramento, Sacramento, CAPatrick McGrath, PhD, Alexian Brothers BehavioralHealth Hospital, Hoffman Estates, ILFelicity Sapp, PhD, Anxiety Psychological Services,Calgary, Alberta, CanadaThis workshop is designed to help OCD sufferers who are lookingto understand how ERP can work for them. This interactive andexperiential workshop will allow participants to break into smallgroups, work directly with a behavioral specialist, share personallysome of their OCD triggers, develop a hierarchy, and work to find thefirst step. This workshop will demonstrate the ERP process throughoffering a “hands on” approach, and provide a collaborative experiencein beginning to tackle the OCD bully.Kids/TeensStudy andOrganizationalSkills for Studentswith OCDWashington AMary Kathleen Norris, LPC, Answers for AnxietyCounseling, Bedford, TXThis workshop is designed to give a sampling of the tools used tohelp kids with their goal of making school easier, faster, less trouble,and more fun. The majority of the tools described are aimed at middleschool, high school and college students, though some of the tools aredefinitely applicable to elementary school students as well.Parents/FamiliesTalk to the Experts:Q & A on PediatricOCDWashington BS. Evelyn Stewart, MD, Massachusetts GeneralHospital, Boston, MA; Jeanne Fama, PhD,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA;Martin E. Franklin, PhD, University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA; Fred Penzel, PhD, Western SuffolkPsychological Services, Huntington, NY; Eric Storch,PhD, University of South Florida Child & Adult OCDTreatment Program, St. Petersburg, FL; Barbara VanNoppen, PhD, University of Southern California, LosAngeles, CA; Aureen P. Wagner, PhD, University ofRochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NYThese experts want to hear about the pressing issues OCD-affectedkids and their families face. This panel session will give children,families and clinicians an opportunity to raise questions or issuesfor discussion pertinent to childhood OCD. The panel will includeexperts from the newly formed Pediatric OCD committee of the IOCDFScientific Advisory Board, including OCD clinicians and researcherswho focus on this age group.GeneralThe Bee Trap:Storytelling in theTreatment of OCDRegency DAllen H. Weg, EdD, Stress & Anxiety Services of NJ,OCD New Jersey, East Brunswick, NJThis session reviews how storytelling can help describe thephenomenological experience of OCD. A series of stories will be sharedand each story will be preceded or followed by an explanation of howthe story can be used in a therapy session, how it relates to OCD,and what specific aspect of OCD or its treatment is addressed. Whileentertaining and fun, this presentation provides a serious look at OCDfrom a unique perspective.GeneralTurning Points andHope: Lessons fromOur OCD SuccessStoriesRegency EJeff Bell, International OCD Foundation, Boston,MA; Jared Kant, Massachusetts General Hospital,Boston, MA; Elizabeth McIngvale, MSW, Peaceof Mind Foundation, Houston, TX; ShannonShy, Department of the Navy, Woodbridge, VA;Christopher Trondsen, Lakewood, CAThrough this 90-minute, moderated panel discussion, attendeeswill get answers from panelists uniquely qualified to weigh in - fiveindividuals with OCD who (with the help of professionals and lovedones) have seen their lives literally transformed.– 20 –