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		<title>A Need for Certainty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Cynthia Chapman, Carlsbad, California There are a number of things that make us humans vulnerable to anxiety and worry. But one of the common attitudes among people who deal with anxiety is having a need for certainty. It is almost as though we are requiring 100 percent certainty that we will encounter zero [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Treatment of Hypochondriasis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Lori R. Riddle-Walker, MFT Hypochondriasis is a “preoccupation with fears of having, or the idea that one has, a serious disease based on the person’s misinterpretation of bodily symptoms.” These fears continue even after appropriate medical evaluation shows no illness and, for a diagnosis of hypochondriasis, must cause clinically significant distress or impairment in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Treatment Groups Available for OCD, Trichotillomania, Hoarding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New treatment groups for adult OCD, teen OCD, adult trichotillomania, and adult hoarding are now forming in San Diego. ]]></description>
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		<title>TLC Video: Dad to Dad – Parenting a Child with Trichotillomania</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trichotillomania Learning Center asked a group of teens what tools would be most useful to them. Overwhelmingly, the teens agreed that they needed a method for communicating about trich with their fathers. As a result, TLC Founder Christina Pearson interviewed three dads of children with trichotillomania, and here&#8217;s their message to other dads everywhere. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous Group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous group meets every Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Citricado Dental Group Building, 502 W. El Norte Parkway, Escondido. Contact number: 760-525-1645 Michael_Gutierrez@Cox.net This 12-step support group serves to identify obsessive/compulsive behavior and provides members an opportunity to share experiences and feelings.]]></description>
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		<title>Brain Function and Compulsive Hoarding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Compulsive hoarding can be defined as behavior leading to an over-accumulation of possessions that negatively impacts life. There are multiple issues that come together to create hoarding. It has a poor prognosis and can cause extreme distress for the sufferer as well as family and friends. Hoarding can create safety hazards, interfere with the ability to complete daily tasks, cause financial and legal problems, social isolation, and relational difficulties.]]></description>
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		<title>18th Annual Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Conference (2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 18th Annual Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Conference was held July 29-31, 2011 in San Diego, California. According to the OC Foundation site, the conference featured more than 100 presentations, workshops and seminars, and more than a dozen support groups. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lrwalker.net/18th-annual-obsessive-compulsive-foundation-conference-2011.htm</link>
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		<title>17th Annual Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Conference (2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 17th Annual Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Conference was held July 16-18, 2010 in Washington, D.C.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lrwalker.net/17th-annual-obsessive-compulsive-foundation-conference-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Gambling treatment now offered</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lori completed specialized training through the UCLA Gambling Studies Program and now offers problem gambling treatment services.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lrwalker.net/gambling-treatment-now-offered.htm</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Obsessed&#8221; series on A&amp;E</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the series on A&#38;E, &#8220;Obsessed,&#8221; featuring people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, Hoarding, and phobias. Visit site]]></description>
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