Dr Edna Foa - The treatment, research and history of OCD recovery (Ep111)

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Bdd, Health & Fitness, Recovery, Hocd, Cocd, Rocd, Bodydysmorphicdisorder, Ocd, Anxiety, Obsessivecompulsivedisorder, Mental Health, Help, Mentalhealth, Depression, Advice

4.8 • 873 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In episode 111 I interviewed Dr Edna Foa. Edna is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. She has devoted her academic career to study the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety disorders, primarily obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social phobia. In 2010 TIME magazine named Edna one of their 100 most influential people in the world. In 2011 she was awarded the Outstanding Career Achievement Award by the IOCDF. Enjoy!

Show notes: http://theocdstories.com/podcast/dr-edna-foa-the-treatment-research-and-history-of-ocd-recovery

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0:00.0	Hey guys I'm wanting to episode 111 and in this episode I was honored to chat with Dr Edna Fower.
0:17.0	For those that you aren't aware Edna is one of the most prolific ICD research as there's ever been. In fact, the IstF, so the International I C
0:26.2	Foundation in 2011 awarded her the Outstanding Career Achievement Award for her contribution
0:32.4	to the field of OCD.
0:34.0	She's also done a lot with PTSD research, post-traumatic stress disorder,
0:38.3	and in 2010, Time magazine named Edna, one of their 100 most influential people in the world.
0:44.2	So I mean those two wards alone give you the impact she's had grinding away, working hard,
0:50.0	making a difference to people's lives and I have the utmost respect for her
0:54.0	work and for her dedication and just her passion for life. Edna gave a real kind of
0:59.9	history of behavior therapy ERP that was really fascinating for me we talked a lot
1:06.4	about research in the last 20 years what's happened how it's changed we talk
1:11.6	about PTSD and OCD if someone has two of them or the both
1:15.2	sorry which one should be treated first. I ask her about is there an association
1:21.8	between treating OCD and PTSD with the growing popularity of
1:27.0	mindfulness-based therapy has the emphasis on ARP dwindled or is it still as strong as ever? We discussed many other things
1:35.7	but I really really enjoyed talking to Edna and I loved her advice for when I asked about
1:42.4	the good life question at the end.
1:44.3	It's something I've put into my own life since. So I think you're going to enjoy this again.
1:49.9	Thanks so much to Edna for coming on and I hope you enjoy.
1:53.6	On the show today I have Dr Edna Foa.
1:56.2	Edna is a professor of clinical psychology
1:58.8	and psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania
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