OCD in Children: ‘A Darkness has Overtaken me’

By Elizabeth Landau, CNN Please read Elizabeth Landau’s article on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in children. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Children as young as 3 or 4 can show signs of OCD OCD is thought to affect 1 in 100 kids Exposure therapy is a behavioral therapy used for OCD Medications may also be prescribed Read the full…

By Elizabeth Landau, CNN Please read Elizabeth Landau’s article on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in children. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Children as young as 3 or 4 can show signs of OCD OCD is thought to affect 1 in 100 kids Exposure therapy is a behavioral therapy used for OCD Medications may also be prescribed Read the full…

By Elizabeth Landau, CNN

Please read Elizabeth Landau’s article on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in children.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Children as young as 3 or 4 can show signs of OCD
  • OCD is thought to affect 1 in 100 kids
  • Exposure therapy is a behavioral therapy used for OCD
  • Medications may also be prescribed

Read the full article