Open Mind Night is about everything mental health and mental illness related. My hope is to increase the discussion and dialogue about these topics in an authentic and candid way with individuals who live with it, organizations and educational programs who service it, professionals who treat it, and researchers who study it. Open Mind Night Podcast REPLAY: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder & Treatment with Martin Hsia, Psy.D. - Open Mind Night

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REPLAY: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder & Treatment with Martin Hsia, Psy.D.

Original Air Date: March 30th, 2022

Joining me on this episode is Dr. Martin Hsia. He is a Psychologist, trainer, and lecturer, specializing in empowering people with OCD, Anxiety Disorders, and Insomnia, to reclaim their lives. He supervises therapists and Psychiatry residents in providing Cognitive Behavior Therapy skills and interventions, and is the Clinical Director of CBT SoCal, the CBT Center of Southern California. In this episode we discuss:

  • The difference between OCD and Anxiety
  • Distress and OCD
  • Subtypes of OCD 
  • The cycle of OCD
  • Themes in OCD
  • Why it’s important to understand OCD
  • The best treatment for OCD is Exposure & Response Prevention
  • The power in doing different behaviors and responses
  • The therapists comfort with uncertainty and doing exposures

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In addition to being the creator and host, Robyn Tamanaha is also a licensed therapist. She uses her knowledge and experience in mental health and mental illness to increase the discussion and dialogue about these topics on media platforms.