Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.<\/p>\n
Obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD is often misunderstood. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is frequently misunderstood. Although the term is often used casually, it is a potentially severe disorder that can drastically disrupt a person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
However, it is highly treatable. Yet, many people remain undiagnosed and untreated for years.<\/p>\n
To learn more about OCD, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo talks to two psychologists who specialise in the treatment of OCD for a two-part series on what the disorder is about and how the Bergen approach treats OCD in just four days?<\/p>\n
They are\u00a0Dr Jackki Yim, Principal Clinical Psychologist & Deputy Head of Anxiety Service, Department of Mood & Anxiety at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and Ms Tammie Kwek, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Department of Mood & Anxiety, IMH.<\/p>\n
Highlights (click\/tap above):<\/p>\n
2:56 How is OCD treated?<\/p>\n
6:00 What does the Bergen treatment entail?<\/p>\n
11:00 Is it for everyone suffering from OCD?<\/p>\n
14:05 What is the \u201chomework\u201d that patients have to do?<\/p>\n
21:52 How should families accommodate a family member living with OCD?<\/p>\n
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