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Efforts to Recontextualize OCD in a Racially Conscious Manner

In response to hearing that black patients found OCD to be a "white person's problem", their clinicians sought to address this sense of isolation. They asked their clients' consent to videotape them discussing their symptoms and treatment. Subsequent black clients reported feeling "greatly relieved" that other black individuals experienced the disorder. Seeing other black patients with the disorder might have also motivated them to commit to exposure and response prevention for OCD treatment.

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Updated 2023-09-30

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