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Brain imaging research suggests that cognitive behavior therapy, or CBT, can produce changes in the brain similar to those produced by certain psychiatric medications. Research into the effect of CBT on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder has yielded fascinating results.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/25/CM4N102QDM.DTL
I have assessed and treated many young people with OCD. Typically, towards the end of my initial meeting with them and their parents I begin to explain what OCD is, and how common it is, etc. I break down OCD by obsessions (unwanted, intrusive thoughts, images and impulses that cause anxiety) compulsions (some repetitive or ritualistic act that is done to neutralize the obsessive thought or get rid of the anxiety that the obsessive thought causes) and the word disorder.
