OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD) and COMPULSIVE HOARDING

The Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria Presents


OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD) and COMPULSIVE HOARDING

A Lecture with Dr Scott Blair-West, Consultant Psychiatrist and Dr Christopher Mogan, Clinical
Overview
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Dr Scott Blair-West will discuss the nature of OCD with examples of the different obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals people perform. He will present a model for putting it all together and understanding why people wash their hands or check the stove, the toaster, the doors etc. and how it gets harder to stop doing these things after you get into the habit of doing so. Some of the more newly recognised OCD symptoms will be mentioned including mental rituals such as counting, praying, analysis and reviewing, reassurance-seeking and other subtle actions all designed to reduce anxiety. The focus then will switch to treatment including medications and psychological treatments such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). Finally some newer and experimental treatments will be discussed. There will be time for questions as well.
Dr Scott Blair-West trained at the Austin completing his DPM and FRANZCP in psychiatry in 1993. He subsequently worked as a lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at the Austin for 5 years while starting a private practice specializing in CBT for anxiety disorders especially OCD. Scott has been in full time private practice since 1998 and the Medical Director of the Anxiety and Depression Programme (ADP) at the Melbourne Clinic since 2002. He now specializes in comprehensive management of anxiety disorders, developing new intensive inpatient programmes for OCD, novel treatment approaches for OCD and CBT supervision for psychiatrists and trainees. He regularly teaches CBT to trainees and talks to community groups on anxiety-related issues.

Compulsive Hoarding: Dr Hogan will outline the problems associated with Compulsive Hoarding in the community, the impact on family and personal lives, and the difficulties involved in assessment, treatment and dealing with compulsive hoarders.
Dr Christopher Mogan, Clinical Psychologist is the Director of The Anxiety Clinic in Richmond that provides interventions for complex presentations of emotional distress including panic, OCD, PTSD, chronic worry and related depression. He is an expert on Compulsive Hoarding and completed the first major study of Compulsive Hoarding in Australia. He collaborates with the SwinPsyCHE Research Centre at Swinburne University in research and training in Compulsive Hoarding. Dr Mogan runs training workshops for health professionals in Compulsive Hoarding and related areas, and is actively involved in a working group of professionals from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Department of Human Services, Office of Housing, Local Government and RSPCA seeking to raise awareness about hoarding issues including animal hoarding.

Tuesday 29th May 2012
7.30pm – 9.00pm
Chelsea Heights Community Centre
160 Thames Promenade, Chelsea Heights VIC, (Melway Ref: 93 / F12)
Cost:
$20.00 Non-Members
$10.00 CHCC Members and ADAVIC Members

Bookings:
Phone: ADAVIC (03) 9853 8089
Email: adavic@adavic.org.au
Website: www.adavic.org.au