by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Dec 11, 2020 | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Millions of Americans go through each day tormented by the uncontrollable thoughts (obsessions) and compulsive rituals and behaviors that characterize OCD. Difficult to understand and even harder to experience, Hope for OCD – One Person’s Story of Living and Thriving...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Dec 10, 2019 | General Anxiety, General Mental Health
Despite therapy and the use of medications, we occasionally find that the effects of a mental health disorder persist in some people. For these individuals, brain stimulation therapies like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) may provide relief from their...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Sep 10, 2019 | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
HOCD (homosexual obsessive compulsive disorder) is a subgroup of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It causes relentless questioning of one’s sexual orientation via the intrusive thoughts that are characteristic of OCD. HOCD is also known as Gay OCD or Sexual...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Nov 15, 2018 | Child Anxiety, General Mental Health
Self harm or self-injury is the intentional wounding of one’s own body. Most commonly, a person who self harms will cut themselves with a sharp object. Self harm can also include: burning or branding (using cigarettes, lit matches or lighters, or other hot objects)...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Jun 15, 2018 | Health Anxiety
A hypochondriac is someone who lives with the fear that they have a serious, but undiagnosed medical condition, even though diagnostic tests show there is nothing wrong with them. Hypochondriacs experience extreme anxiety from the bodily responses most people take for...
