Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects 1 in 100 adults and 1 in 200 children in the US (IOCDF, 2022)
but is a misunderstood and often misdiagnosed clinical condition. Understanding how OCD impacts the brain and why the behavioral habituation occurs is paramount in individuals getting appropriate treatment. Accommodative behaviors and the negative reinforcement cycle are contributors to what can be a treatment resistant disorder. OCD treatment protocols that calm the nervous system with neurofeedback and PEMF and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) psychotherapy will be reviewed with case studies.

What can participants expect to learn:

• What is OCD and how OCD impacts the brain.
• How is OCD different from anxiety.
• What is the negative reinforcement cycle.
• Why is OCD treatment resistant?
• What is exposure and response prevention (ERP) and how does it address obsessions, compulsions, and
  rituals.
• How neurofeedback and PEMF support the OCD brain.