Sara Dimerman in conversation with Dr. Noah Lazar. Over the course of this episode you will learn more about:
- Whether or not OCD is a form of anxiety
- The age at which OCD is typically diagnosed
- The difference between an obsession and a compulsion
- Some of the more common groups of behaviours and thoughts that we see in people diagnosed with OCD
- Whether OCD is inherited or learnt
- Other disorders that are on the OCD spectrum, such as trichotillomania and hoarding
- The most common approach to treating OCD and how this works
- The role of medication when treating OCD