OCD Science

We are conducting an anonymous survey to better understand the lived experiences of people affected by OCD. Our aim is to learn about the challenges people face so that future support in this area can be better informed.

Your answers will help us understand what matters most to people with OCD. There are no right or wrong answers, and you can share as much or as little as feels comfortable. Thank you for taking the time to contribute.

🔗 The link to the survey is in our stories!

📢 Calling research volunteers!

Do you have lived experience of OCD (diagnosed or suspected) and have 5–10 minutes to spare? Help shape MyOCD — an OCD therapy companion. Take this 5–10 minute anonymous survey by 26 Oct and let's beat OCD together!

Presenting my work on neural changes following CBT+ERP and habit reversal training in OCD at the 38th meeting of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP). Always with the same mission: beat OCD!

📢 Calling people with lived experience of OCD, carers, and healthcare professionals working with OCD!

Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet are now collecting data for the OCDCORE project, which wants to hear from YOU what YOU think should be measured in clinical studies of OCD. The aim is to find a broad consensus on what a core outcome set for OCD should include.

Please complete the survey below, which should only take 5-10 minutes, and share this widely!

https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90777158/OCDCORE

🚨Important note: This is an early experimental version. It is not medical advice, not a replacement for therapy, and should not be used in an emergency. Please only use it if you feel comfortable, and continue with your usual support or treatment. We will not have access to your private conversation with the AI; the only information we receive is the feedback you choose to share with us afterwards.

📢 NICE is recruiting!

NICE is working on the new treatment guidelines for OCD/BDD and is recruiting healthcare professionals to inform their development! If you are a GP with an interest in mental health, a healthcare professional working in educational settings, a special educational needs coordinator, a clinician with expertise of OCD/BDD in older adults, or a healthcare professional with expertise in aesthetic medicine, this is your chance!

Check the QR code in our post or https://www.nice.org.uk/Get-Involved/our-committees for more details.

Attention, the deadline for applications is:
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If you recognise a few faces there, it is because they belong to some of the most distinguished OCD researchers in the world!

Pic from the last meeting of the Orchard OCD College, of which I am proud to be the Secretary with Naomi Fineberg acting as the chair. We spent hours discussing promising research avenues to beat OCD once and for all And we will do it!

📢 We need your help! We all know care for OCD can vary considerably (which should not be the case, but don't get me started), so improving it is essential!

Please help us make this possible by filling this survey and sharing YOUR views and what matters to YOU! The link of the website is in our stories!

Presenting my work on habit-reversal treatment for OCD at the Psychology, Sport and Geography Research Day!

📢 Calling all friends and followers! Tomorrow (5th July) I am joining team Orchard to swim for OCD! We will challenge ourselves to swim 2.5km on the river Cam, in Cambridge, to raise awareness and funds for research like the Psilocybin trial! Please consider donating to our JustGiving page (link in stories) and come say hi if you are in the Cambridge area. Orchard will have a banner in Sheep's Green from 12pm!

So proud and grateful for having played a part in this amazing work. We found promising effects for Psilocybin in OCD with very minimal adverse effects. Definitely worth investigating more! Many thanks to all the colleagues and to for the financial support!

New role, same mission.