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RSSLiving With OCD: One Woman's Story
3/11/2010
The anxiety and shame started when Diance was 25. She was sitting in a pew at her church, where she is active in the ministry. It seemed to come out of nowhere. She felt as if she were going to jump out of her skin.
Give Your Comments
2/12/2010
You are invited to comment on proposed criteria for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association.
ADAA Mourns the Loss of Jerilyn Ross, President and CEO
1/21/2010
Jerilyn Ross, a pioneer and visionary leader in the field of mental illness, died January 7 in Washington, D.C., of neuroendocrine cancer. She was 63. In 1979 she was among a small group of patients and doctors who founded the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. Ross served as its president and chief executive officer from 1989 until her death.
