News Stories Featuring the IOCDF
The International OCD Foundation has been working hard to raise public awareness about OCD and our programs. Visit the links below for some of the many news stories featuring the IOCDF and its affiliates.
Television
ABC News Nightline (February 15, 2010). "The Dirty Work of Keeping Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Check"
Boston ABC Affiliate, WCVB (November 27, 2009). "Holidays? Don't Stress"
Minneapolis CBS Affiliate, WCCO (August 7, 2009). "Champlin Girl Reclaims Her Life From OCD"
Newspaper
San Jose Mercury News (February 19, 2010). "Lessons from OCD."
The Jewish Week (February 17, 2010). "Orthodox Compulsive Disorder?"
The Oakland Tribune (February 16, 2010). "Hoarding: When the Stuff We Get Gets Out of Control"
The Florida Times-Union (January 4, 2010). "Coping with OCD: Are Anxiety-filled, Obsessive Rituals Running Your Life?"
New Jersey Star-Ledger (December 26, 2009). "A mental illness in a Somerset County family inspires change, and a foundation"
New York Daily News (December 16, 2009). "OCD Sufferers Often Delay Seeking Help, but a Host of Available Treatments Can Ease the Anxiety"
USA Today (November 30, 2009). "'Hoarders' Digging Up Drama, Helping Compulsive Pack Rats"
Wall Street Journal (October 20, 2009). "Super Savers: Helping the Hoarders"
Minneapolis Star Tribune (October 8, 2009). "Randy Herrera: It is possible to have a life with OCD"
New York Times (September 24, 2009). "Patient Voices: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder"
Associated Press (August 7, 2009). "OCD National Meeting Draws Past, Present Sufferers"
Chicago Tribune (August 3, 2009). “Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Nearly a Lifetime Without Treatment”
Sacramento Bee (August 2, 2009). “Free from OCD’s Bonds”
Cape Cod Times (April 19, 2009). “No Looking Back After OCD Battle”
Boston Globe (March 2, 2009). “When Perfectionism Becomes a Problem”
Associated Press (January 4, 2009). “Cincinnati Judge Sets Up Effort to Help Hoarders, Requiring Mental Health Treatment in Code Cases”
Radio
Northern California Public Radio, KQED (December 2, 2009). Jeff Bell and Howie Mandel Discuss OCD.
KSRO 1350 AM (December 1, 2009) Jeff Szymanski discusses hoarding
Minnesota Public Radio (July 24, 2009). “Conference Hopes to Help Those Coping with OCD”
Magazine
Independence Today (November, 2009). "OCD Sufferer Fighting Bad Days With 'Greater Good'"
Men’s Health (August, 2008). “Are You Crazy Enough to Succeed?”
Internet
MassNonProfit.org (February 18, 2010). "Jeff Szymanski Has Been Going Nonstop Since Becoming ED"
New York Times, The New Old Age blog (January 28, 2010). "Help for Hoarding"
New York Times, The New Old Age blog (January 20, 2010). "When It Isn’t Just Clutter Anymore"
CBS Doc Dot Com (2009) - CBS News' Dr. Jon LaPook's Interview with IOCDF Spokesperson Jeff Bell (via our YouTube channel)
NJ.com / Somerset Reporter (October 18, 2009) "Couple devoted to helping Obsessive Compulsive Disorder sufferers"
Newsweek.com (September 14, 2009). “Don’t Panic: Showerhead Germs Won’t Kill You (Or Make You Sick)”
CNN.com (August 13, 2009). “Some Obsessions, Compulsions Not Part of OCD”
ABCNews.com (May 5, 2009). “Swine Flue: Handwashers Blasé for Now”
AOLHealth.com (March, 2009). “Hoarding vs. Being a Packrat”
ABCNews.com (March 31, 2008). “When People Can’t Stop Praying: A Man Describes His Rare Religious Form of OCD”
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