Patti W. / Referral help?

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Hi Patti,

If you can travel to LA you are in luck. The OCD Center of Los

Angeles seems to be an excellent resource, even just for info. I've

been to the website (www.ocdla.com) many times and spoken to doctors

on the phone. They helped me b/c they are even familiar with

ocd " spectrums " , which are not as common apparently (like trich and

Bdd and skin picking). They might have a referral closer to you. I'm

sure I remember seeing some therapists listed in Sta Barbara (I'm in

San Diego) while doing some web searches at different OCD sites. The

only glitch may be if they are not contracted with your insurance. In

my case, OCD specialists just do not seem to contract with my

insurance. Good luck!

Grace

> I really hope someone can help. Our 9 1/2 year old son was

diagnosed with ADHD and OCD,

> both within the past three months. Since he started Adderall, his

OCD symptoms became

> undeniable, and he was subsequently started on Luvox with good (but

not great) results.

> Over the past 2 months his rituals have become more frequent and

more plentiful, and his

> obsessions have increased, as well.

>

> I am desperately looking for a cognitive-behavioral psychologist

who has experience in

> working with children with OCD. So far I have been unsuccessful.

We live near Santa

> Barbara, CA, but I'm willing to travel as far south as LA in order

to get the treatment

> he needs. Does anyone out there have any suggestions?

>

> Thank you all for taking the time to read this, and for being

here. This has been a long

> and arduous road, and clearly one which is no where near over. I

so appreciate the

> support and the collective wisdom of all parents out there who have

been through the same

> thing with their children.

>

> patti