Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and the Polyvagal Theory
Mar 17, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 49
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Episode description
I think that OCD has an underlying high flight energy or freeze energy to it. I go in depth into how the polyvagal theory might apply to the diagnosis of OCD from the DSM-5.
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OCD - https://beyondocd.org/information-for-individuals/clinical-definition-of-ocd
Depression co-morbidity with OCD - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3243905/
OCD examples - https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-when-unwanted-thoughts-take-over/index.shtml
Intro/Outro music & Transition Sounds by Benjo Beats - https://soundcloud.com/benjobeats
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