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Our first funded OCD study has had positive results. We have worked with the University of Hertfordshire, looking at Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) – a form of non-invasive brain stimulation – as a pioneering new treatment option for patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

In this week’s blog Biyi shares his OCD story.

We are excited to announce another Orchard webinar in partnership with Made of Millions.

In this week’s blog, Jared shares his OCD story: My name is Jared Nussbaum, and I’m a twenty-three-year-old male living and working in Manhattan, NY. Though I’ve never been officially diagnosed with OCD, it’s abundantly clear to me that it’s the mental affliction I struggle with most. I began noticing symptoms of the disorder in […]

London’s Royal College of Art has worked on an OCD video debunking OCD misconceptions. Orchard volunteers have participated in this video. Take a look watching the video below:

We are seeking to recruit a full-time Fundraising and Communications Officer as our first staff position at Orchard OCD. The position will be based at our shared office space in Cambridge full time.

In this week’s blog, Seb Joyce shares his OCD story. My name is Seb Joyce, I am a 37-year-old British Army Officer, husband, and father of two girls. I enjoy running, climbing, reading, board gaming and spending time with my family. I also suffer from OCD. The evening of 26th August 2021 changed my life […]

In 2022 we launched our second call for proposals seeking hard-to-fund projects that have great potential to make a major impact for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). We received many great submissions, and our independent scientific advisory board judged the projects last year. We are now excited to announce our winner: “Double-blind Randomised Placebo-controlled study of […]

In this week’s blog Michael Smith shares his OCD story. My name is Michael Smith. I’m a twenty-nine-year-old film camera dealer and musician from Portsmouth. I’ve suffered on and off with anxiety since the age of sixteen. During that time I’ve jumped onto medication during difficult periods and come off again when the anxiety subsided. […]

THIS STUDY IS NOW CLOSED AND IS NO LONGER RECRUITING. Do You Have Problems with Seeking Reassurance from Others? & Do You Have Obsessional and Compulsive Problems? The University of Oxford are interested to learn more about the effects and perceived acceptability of seeking and receiving reassurance for your obsessional and compulsive problems. They are also […]

We have an exciting announcement.  This year we will be doing our first-ever Christmas Appeal! Let’s break the stigma around OCD and show OCD is not a joke. OCD advocate, Shaun has a few words to say to introduce our Christmas appeal: Here at Orchard, we want to film a video series to spread awareness […]

Robyn from The University of Sunderland. She has chosen to research the barriers to treatment for individuals with OCD. To be able to do this and gather relevant data, the aimed participants are those participants who have an OCD diagnosis, or who believe they suffer from OCD. Click here and participate in the questionnaire What are […]