OCD is highly treatable with the right approach. We deliver exposure and response prevention alongside the broader supports that help young people fully re-engage with life.
OCD and the psychosis spectrum overlap more than most clinicians realize, and the consequences of missing that overlap are significant. When thought-disorder symptoms emerge alongside OCD, exposure and response prevention alone is often insufficient — and OCD that looks 'treatment-resistant' is sometimes OCD with an unrecognized psychotic process underneath. Pand Health holds both lenses, so we can deliver gold-standard ERP and simultaneously address the thought-disorder dimension when it presents.
~1 in 200
Children & adolescents affected
~1 in 100
Adults affected
14–17 years
Average delay before treatment
~60–80%
ERP response rate
OCD is a neurobiological condition that creates a cycle of unwanted intrusive thoughts and the behaviors people use to relieve the distress they cause. These experiences are far more common than most families realize — and they respond exceptionally well to evidence-based treatment. With the right support, people can quiet the cycle and regain clarity, function, and confidence.
Intrusive, unwanted thoughts or images that feel upsetting or hard to control. Examples include:
Behaviors or mental rituals someone does to feel safer or reduce anxiety. Relief is brief, and the fear usually returns.
A meaningful subset of OCD presents alongside schizophrenia-spectrum conditions — sometimes called 'schizo-obsessive' presentations. The overlap is increasingly recognized in the research literature and is one of the most common drivers of OCD that fails standard treatment. We have deep experience teasing these apart and treating them simultaneously: ERP for OCD alongside the psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions that target the cognitive systems disturbed by psychosis. When OCD has felt treatment-resistant, this dual lens often changes the outcome.
OCD often begins between ages 8 and 13, with a second peak in late adolescence and early adulthood — frequently triggered or amplified by stressful transitions. Many individuals experience their first symptoms around age 19, putting OCD onset squarely in our age range.
Pand Health applies the same Coordinated Specialty Care principles we use for psychosis to every condition we treat: a single multidisciplinary team, evidence-based therapies delivered with fidelity, family included as partners, and care coordinated across psychiatry, therapy, and real-world functioning. We adhere strictly to best practices established by NIMH, the APA, and leading academic centers such as McLean Hospital, Yale PRIME, and the OnTrackNY network — because shortcuts produce relapse, and integration produces recovery.
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