OCD Treatment- Exposure and Response Prevention The most effective treatments for OCD are CBT and medication. Approximately 70% of OCD sufferers will derive benefit from exposure and response prevention and/or medication for OCD.(Griest&Jenike,2009) ERP is more effective than medication, with typical OCD symptom reduction  on medication being 40-60% and CBT achieving  60-80% symptom reduction What is …

Overcome OCD with the help of a clinical psychologist  and exposure and response prevention   You can overcome OCD, without leaving home, using Medicare rebateable telehealth services via phone or video conferencing via coviu. You do not need to download any software as a link is sent to you and you merely click on the link. …

Violent, intrusive thoughts may cause some people much distress as they can be frequent, difficult to dismiss and when dismissed they can recur, However, most people experience some unwanted and unpleasant thoughts, images or impulses. Intrusive thoughts can also occur when people are depressed, anxious or have OCD. if  you have found yourself googling “violent intrusive …

During this COVID-19 crisis it’s important to be mindful that,( even though you may consider that you are not at risk of dying), you  can be putting others lives at risk. I was at the  Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre with a relative today and people with cancer are particularly vulnerable to the virus. Please ensure you …

“Am I gay? ” or” am I a lesbian?  are questions that some people may find has become an intrusive thought causing them a great deal of distress and anxiety. Intrusive thoughts about one’s sexuality may be a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Although the person asking themselves the question “Am I Gay? or Am I  lesbian? …

  OVERCOMING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION & ANGER Chronic pain can lead to hopelessness, depression, anger and anxiety disorders such as panic, generalised anxiety, hypochondriasis and post traumatic stress disorder (see studies cited in Winterowd, Beck& Gruener, 2003). This is not surprising as chronic pain sufferers may have many other negative events and stressors to deal with such …

  ‘Ugliness: it’s all in the mind’ was a news heading that caught my eye this morning in ‘The Sunday Age’.   Apparently, researchers at Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology have found that a significant number of people wanting cosmetic surgery to remedy appearance flaws have brain abnormalities. These brain abnormalities are found in approx. 1-2% …

  13/08/2014 Like millions of other people, I was saddened to hear of the death of Robin Williams. As a child I watched many episodes of Mork & Mindy and I even recall his first appearance as Mork on Happy Days! I can’t say I was such a devoted fan that I watched every movie he …

  27/07/2014 This cold Sunday morning I grabbed the paper for a quick read and found that Jo Stanley had written an article “Comfortably Shy’. Jo is the co-host of Weekend Breakfast on the Today Network and has a reasonably high media profile.   It is always good to see celebrities being open about experiencing shyness …

  13/07/2014 Anxiety and depression in teens on the increase? According to an article by Amy Corderoy, in The Age newspaper Saturday July 12, 201,  a review of 19 studies in 12 countries has found that  more teenagers are getting anxiety and depression than they did approximately ten years ago.   A child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr …