During and prior to my education, I volunteered as an OCD Peer-to-Peer Counselor via the International OCD Foundation. Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy is a treatment protocol that is scientifically proven to produce changes in the neurochemistry of the brain.
Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is an evidence-based, treatment for people experiencing OCD and it is recommended by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
This includes treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), phobias , social anxiety, and Hypochondria (health anxiety), just to name a few. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), also called Exposure and Ritual Prevention, is the most effective method of anxiety-spectrum treatment. Other Uses of ERP.
Exposure and Response (Ritual) Prevention for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) I recently attended intensive training in Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In addition to terrific presentations by Dr. Elna Yadin, OCD Clinic Director, and staff members, we were honored with a …