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Hi. We have a 14 year old daughter who was diagnosed with OCD in late

December. She has a problem with contamination (not for herself, but passing

to

others.) We're still very new to all this, it came on so very quickly - in

just 4 short months she went from " 0 - 60 " with this OCD situation.

We picked up a book to read, found a psychologist who recommended meds & a

psychiatrist (she started Prozac in mid-January & is at 20mg daily now).

Unfortunately, the first 2 months of treatment were a complete waste of money &

time for us - as we had NO idea what we were doing when we chose the doctor,

she is not qualified with CBT or ERP & was no help whatsoever. She was very

nice & actually suggested to us that find someone else (this was good, as our

sole purpose for going for that particular session instead of our daughter

was to tell her we're switching to another doctor.)

Finding a qualified doctor was THE MOST frustrating ordeal I think I've ever

gone through. With a little luck & the grace of God, we found one just a

few days ago. Our first appointment is April 25th. This woman is a

psychiatrist with formal training in CBT & ERP and specializes in OCD with

teens &

kids. I feel as if we've won the lottery! I can't wait for therapy to start.

Question for anyone -- at this point, we're wondering exactly how much to

explain to our son. He's 16 yrs old, so not a small child who wouldn't

understand, but how much detail do you go into with sibs??? While my son is a

very

sensitive person & concerned of other people's feelings, you have to consider

the fact that they are brother & sister and what we definitely do NOT want

to happen is, in a fit of rage (or a moment of " less than brotherly love " ) he

blurt something out in front of someone (kids at school or on the bus) just

to hurt her. He's not oblivious to what's going on, he knows her behavior has

changed greatly & there is huge amounts of stress at home during shower time

or hand washing, etc. What he's not privy to is the medication & the

therapy or the official diagnosis. What have you all done in this regard?? I

really need some direction here.

Thanks for listening.

LT