Welcome to OCD Ireland...

Welcome to the OCD Ireland website. We hope this site will be a useful resource for OCD, Trichotillomania & Body Dysmorphic Disorder sufferers in Ireland.

      OCD Ireland Lecture Series restarting for 2009/2010!

Individual advertisements for each lecture to follow in the comming weeks. Click here (.doc) or here (.pdf) to download a flyer for all our events in 2009/2010.

      New Mental Health Support line at St Patricks!

The new Support and Information Line is a telephone service which is part of the ongoing development of the Wellness and Recovery Centre at St Patrick's University Hospital Dublin. It provides information on all aspects of Mental Health and is staffed by experienced Mental Health Nurses. Provides 9am to 5pm Answering and call - back service outside of these hours. Phone: 01 249 3333 . For additional details click here (PDF)

      Upcomming Mindfulness based CBT course!

A Mindfulness based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy course will run from 21st July 09 until 08 September 09. The course will be provided by Debbie Van Tonder, BA ed, admin, RN, RCN, RPN, RM at St Patrick's Hospital, Dublin. For further details click here (Word Doc,PDF)

      Watch! Ireland AM discusses Trichotillomania...

On Friday April 17th, Ireland AM TV3, aired a segment on Trichotillomania(TTM). The segment featured, Tracey Mooney a person with Trich discussing her story and the impact it has on her life. Our very own Leslie Shoemaker looks at TTM from a psychological point ov view, providing some background information on the disorder, treatment options and how it affects sufferers and their families.

Watch here Ireland AM

      New Support Group for sufferers of Body Dysmorphic Disorder...

OCD Ireland plans to launch a new Support Group in September 2009 for sufferers of Body Dysmorhpic Disorder (BDD), the purpose of which is to offer support/ information in confidential and non-judgemental surroundings to individuals suffering with the disorder. Specific dates and times will be announced closer to the launch date.

How to evaluate Health Information on the Internet- Fact vs Fiction?

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Evidence based Health Care in Ireland and the Cochrane Review

The Cochrane Collaboration is an international non-profit and independent organisation, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide. It produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and makes those reviews available as The Cochrane Library. Since 2002, all this information has been available free of charge throughout the island of Ireland via the Internet through an initiative co-funded by the Health Research Board (HRB) and the Research and Development Office (RDO) in Northern Ireland.

The Cochrane Library provides a wealth of information to assist healthcare professionals make evidence based decisions. The information is also available in non-technical summaries for patients.

Donations

OCD Ireland is now accepting donations! Click here for further details

      Dublin Support Group....

Please check the 2009 Dublin Support Group calendar in the Support Groups section of our website for information on the Groups dates for the remainder of the year. OCD Ireland wishes to emphasise that the calendar is fixed for the year and all dates are pre-booked in co-operation with St Patrick’s Hospital at the beginning of the year. St-Patrick’s reception and administration are not responsible for tracking the schedule of the above support group. Therefore we encourage interested parties and group participants to view the calendar as the most authoritative source of information regarding group scheduling. The Dublin Support Group meets twice a month in St Patrick’s Hospital.

      Upcoming Talks in 2009...

The events below have been approved for CPD credits for members of the PSI. Each lecture is entitled to receive 1 CPD.

      OCD Ireland accepted into the IMHC....

The Irish Mental Health Coalition (IMHC) has accepted OCD Ireland as an endorsing organisation. Signing up to be an endorsing organisation means that: 1. The IMHC can use the name of the organisation in a public manner, as an organiation supporting the mission and objectives of the Irish Mental Health Coalition 2. Endorsing organisations are invited to consider engaging in activities to support the IMHC advocacy work programme.

      New content...

We have added a new section 'Mindfulness' to the website. The link for this section can be found on the menu on the left!

We have updated the self test section of the website to include 3 additional BBD self tests. We have also managed to track down a trichotillomania self test! Visit the self tests section of the website for more info.

      Don't stay silent...

When Mark wakes up, he opens the curtains. He feels a burst of anxiety so he closes them and opens them four more times until he has completed this action 'just right' as otherwise he might crash his car today. He checks to make sure that his toiletries in the bathroom are still lined up perfectly in a symmetrical order, because if they weren't, there'd be a chance that his wife would die...more

      Information Centre...

St Patricks Hospital have opened a new Information Centre, where you can purchase OCD related literature. The opening hours are 9am to 5pm. St Patricks Hospital is located on James Street in Dublin 2.

  Please visit the Irish Council of Psychotherapy website to view a list of
  CBT therapists in Ireland. Go to Find a therapist. Choose the County you
  want & set Member to CBT & click Search. A list of accredited therapists
  in Ireland and Britain can also be found on the BABCP website.

      Sharing experiences...

OCD Ireland are frequently asked by TV and Radio presenters and journalists for people who might be interested in speaking to the media (print, radio and tv) about their experiences with OCD, BDD or Trichotillomania. Any such contact with the media would be handled with the upmost sensitivity and would be on an individuals own terms. If anybody is interested in this please feel free to contact us at the email address at the bottom of the links section on the left.

      Contact us...

Please feel free to contact us with comments and contributions at the mail address at the bottom of the links section on the left. We will endeavor to update the site on a regular basis.

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