Beyond Anxiety: A Deeper Dive into OCD Diagnosis
<p>Dr. Katie Manganello, a licensed psychologist who specializes in obsessive-compulsive disorder, joins Kira to take a closer look at how OCD actually works. She breaks down the cycle between obsessions and compulsions, why avoidance and reassurance-seeking keep it going, and why OCD is so often missed or mistaken for general anxiety.</p><p>They also get into exposure and response prevention (ERP), how treatment gets built around a person's core fears, and how partners and family can support the work without feeding the compulsions.</p><p>Find this episode, along with show notes and FAQs, on the <a href="https://healyourrootspodcast.com/episodes/beyond-anxiety-deeper-dive-ocd-diagnosis">Heal Your Roots Podcast website</a>.</p>
Dr. Katie Manganello, a licensed psychologist who specializes in obsessive-compulsive disorder, joins Kira to take a closer look at how OCD actually works. She breaks down the cycle between obsessions and compulsions, why avoidance and reassurance-seeking keep it going, and why OCD is so often missed or mistaken for general anxiety.
They also get into exposure and response prevention (ERP), how treatment gets built around a person's core fears, and how partners and family can support the work without feeding the compulsions.
Find this episode, along with show notes and FAQs, on the Heal Your Roots Podcast website.