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Professor Adam Radomsky

Introduction to Mental Contamination - Followed by Q&A

Broadcast live on Saturday 19th November 2022

Speakers

Professor Adam Radomsky, Concordia University, Montréal, QC

Presentation subject

Mental contamination has been defined as feelings of dirtiness and/or washing behaviour that arise in the absence of direct contact with a contaminant. This session will feature a brief introduction to mental contamination by Professor Radomsky, highlighting some key features of the problem and recent research that points towards improving treatments, but will then move to a period of Q & A where attendees can ask questions about mental contamination (or other aspects of OCD) and Professor Radomsky will answer them.

About the speaker

Professor Adam Radomsky is Professor of Psychology at Concordia University, and also the OCD-UK overseas ambassador. He joined Concordia in 2001 after the completion of his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of British Columbia and a fellowship at Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital. Professor Radomsky is the Director of the Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Laboratory, and a Core Member of the Centre for Clinical Research in Health (CCRH). His research investigates cognitive, behavioural and emotional aspects of OCD and a number of other anxiety disorders, as well as ways to enhance the effectiveness and acceptability of cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders and related problems.

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