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Diagnosed With OCD, Advised CBT. What Is It?

Hello doctor.Thanks a lot for your help.I consulted a psychologist last week and she said that am actually suffering from OCD and stated that it can be from moderate to severe OCD.I told her most of the things that troubles me and she stated that I must do CBT .What is it actually?She said its a kind of therapy but she won`t be able to do it just like that.I need to take medecines before starting to do the CBT as the medecines will make me feel more relaxed. And for that i need to consult a psychiatrist who will prescribe the medecines while she i.e. the psychologist will do the therapy.But will the therapy work?And y should i visit a psychiatrist?I thought psychologist and psychiatrist are mostly the same. Can`t the psychiatrist do the CBT?In that case,i won`t have to see 2 doctors and this will reduce the cost as i don`t want my parents to keep spending so much money on me.And also i feel the psychologist is a bit too young...maybe she has worked only 2-5 years and i feel she might be a bit unexperienced.Am not sure but i want a treatment with someone who is experienced and understand the problem really well. The psychologist seemed surprised at times when i was telling her my problems of repeated washing etc
Mon, 21 Jan 2013
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Hello.....
Thanks for your query. i understand your cost constraints and need for both type of therapies. To clarify, a combination of medication and psychotherapy works better in OCD, particularly moderate-severe OCD. Psychiatrists are trained medical professionals authorised to prescribe medication while clinical psychologist are not authorised to prescribe medication but undertake psychotherapy. Only few psychiatrists would be well-trained in psychotherapy. If feasible, i would suggest you continue the current combination therapy.
Regards
Dr Sundar
Psychiatrist
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Diagnosed With OCD, Advised CBT. What Is It?

Hello..... Thanks for your query. i understand your cost constraints and need for both type of therapies. To clarify, a combination of medication and psychotherapy works better in OCD, particularly moderate-severe OCD. Psychiatrists are trained medical professionals authorised to prescribe medication while clinical psychologist are not authorised to prescribe medication but undertake psychotherapy. Only few psychiatrists would be well-trained in psychotherapy. If feasible, i would suggest you continue the current combination therapy. Regards Dr Sundar Psychiatrist