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The Odd Treating the Id*

OCD Doctors and Clinics

Updated 11-Oct-2009

Academic Clinics

Professional Practices

*Source? The earliest reference I've found is a 1995 USENET rec.humor posting.


NOTE: I have compiled this listing of OCD clinics and mental health professionals on the web, but I can not personally vouch for them or the effectiveness of their treatment programs. Many of the therapy sites I found on my own and many therapists found me and asked to be listed. Of the latter group, all were, as a rule, professional, friendly, and personable in their E-mails. The fact that they have web sites, often with additional supporting information about OCD, perhaps suggests a proactive nature, not a bad thing in a therapist.

There are, of course, many more therapists who do not have web sites. The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation has a useful on-line searchable database of OCD health professionals, but, knowing of some excellent doctors in my geographic area who are not listed, I can tell that even the OCF's listings are not exhaustive.

Although I don't know them personally, I would be remiss in not mentioning Dr. James Claiborn (Maine) and Dr. Michael Jenike (Massachusetts) because of their long-time involvements in the OCD community. And, based on personal experience, I would highly recommend Dr. Gerald Nestadt, director of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Clinic (Maryland).

 

Academic Clinics

 

Professional Practices

Note:Below you will find my collection of links to medical professionals who treat OCD and who have web sites. The list is not exhaustive and no endorsement is implied, but I've found the sites to be good sources of information on OCD and its treatment. To locate more practitioners in your geographical area, try the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation's comprehensive Treatment Providers List and/or contact local OCD organizations and support groups.

The American Psychological Association has an on-line Psychologist Locator database. Unfortunately, you can only search by geographic area (i.e., locate psychologists within a certain distance of your home), not by specialties. Consequently, you really need to do your homework (see "Behavior Therapy") before cold-calling psychologists you find via this service.

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry has a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Finder for Canada and the USA. You can search by location and by "Practice Interests" - select "OCD". As with the psychologist database in the previous paragraph, be sure and do your homework (see "Medicines") before cold-calling psychiatrists you find via this service.

United States

Medical professionals in adjacent states may also be of interest, either because you live near the border between states or in one of the large metropolitan areas (e.g., New York City and the District of Columbia) that include parts of several states.

Alabama

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Indiana

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Missouri

Montana

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Pennsylvania

Texas

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

Australia

Canada

Italy

Sweden

United Kingdom

Miscellaneous


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