What OCD is and What it Isn’t: Demystifying Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• By: Hongmarie Martinez, PsyD Behavior Therapy Associates
• January 22nd, 2024
• compulsions, diagnosis, distress, diversity, mental health, obsessions, obsessive compulsive disorder, onset, prevalence, treatment options, Winter 2024 Issue
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Obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD is a mental health diagnosis that is sometimes casually referenced in everyday conversation and, unfortunately, may be commonly misunderstood as a result. For example, you might’ve heard someone say, “I’m so OCD,” and identify themselves in this way...

Substance Use Disorders: Frequency and Treatment for People with Serious Mental Illness

• By: Jeridith Lord, LCPC, BCBA Endicott College
• July 14th, 2023
• behavioral health equity, comorbidities, dual diagnoses, integrated care, serious mental illness, stigma, substance use disorders, Summer 2023 Issue, trauma, treatment options
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Throughout its history, America has attempted to punish substance users as a means to encourage their abstinence. These attempts have included imprisonment, fines, and forced rehabilitation programs, often sentenced at a higher rate to people of color (Volkow, 2023). Punishments like these often...