OCD BOUNCE is an Australian research collective which brings together internationally recognised experts in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) to improve understanding of and treatment for obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. They are a part of the Kids Mental Health Research group at Kids Research based at both The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick.

OCD affects one in 30 people during their lifetime—more than 750,000 Australians. More still are affected by related conditions including body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding disorder, skin-picking disorder, hair-pulling disorder and Tourette Syndrome. Fortunately, there are numerous proven treatments. Exposure with response prevention (ERP), a targeted behavioural therapy, achieves long term remission in up to 60% of cases. And there are several medications strong evidence for OCD. However, OCD has one of the longest durations of untreated illness for any mental health conditions. People often wait years or even decades before receiving adequate treatment. This is partly due to the secretive nature of OCD which is compounded by a lack of clinicians trained to assess OCD and provide ERP.

Objective

Our vision is that all mental health clinicians can detect, assess, and treat obsessive-compulsive and related disorders using evidence-based best practices so that people living with these conditions have timely access to best available treatment and can live a life free from OCD.

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