Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Addiction Awareness

Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Qualified Clinical Supervisor. She received her PhD in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida in 2002. In addition to being a practicing clinician, she has provided training to counselors, social workers, nurses and case managers internationally since 2006 through AllCEUs.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Addiction Awareness video by Dr. Dawn Elise Snipes on integrative behavioral health approaches to improving mental health and reducing mental illness.

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Objectives
~ Define obsessions and compulsions
~ Define obsessive compulsive personality disorder
~ Define addiction
~ Explore common obsessions and compulsions and their function
~ Explore why addiction often co-occurs with OCD
~ Identify interventions appropriate to assist people with OCD, OCPD and Addiction.
Introduction
~ “Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), impulse control disorders (ICD) and substance-related disorders (SUD) overlap on different levels, including phenomenology, co-morbidity, neurocircuitry, neurocognition, neurochemistry and family history” Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Impulse Control Disorders and Drug Addiction
~ Activity in the orbitofrontal cortex is associated with cocaine and alcohol craving and obsessive–compulsive disorder
~ Obsessions and compulsions are central characteristics of OCD and addiction
~ Proposed that impulse control and obsessive- compulsive disorders may acquire qualities of the other with time
Introduction
~ Compulsivity in OCD and addictions is related to impaired dopamine and serotonin release
~ Treatment of these disorders must address alterations in the underlying motivations (experiential learning) and neurobiology
Obsessions
~ Obsession
~ Disturbing recurrent and persistent thoughts (if I don’t…) or impulses (I must…) that are intrusive
~ Fears of germs, taboo thoughts, aggressive thoughts, need to do particular behaviors to prevent harm
~ Thoughts do not focus exclusively on real problems (generalized anxiety, eating disorders, addiction, PTSD, postpartum depression)
~ The person attempts to ignore or suppress the thoughts or impulses
~ The person is aware that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of his or her own mind

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