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Anxiety Ally
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment
What is Anxiety Ally
Our app, Anxiety Ally, is an iPhone application that makes Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) treatment free and accessible. It contains several features including making exposures into a game (encouraging users to continue treatment), creating an OCD community to talk to, and allowing you to connect with your therapist (additional features are listed under the "About Our App" section). It is also completely free and available to anyone*.
What is Exposure and Response Prevention
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is one of the only known non-medicinal forms of treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). ERP consists of slowly and incrementally exposing the patient to the source of their anxiety. The exposures comprise of 6 types: words, images, articles, sounds, videos, and compulsions (also known as rituals). The exposures incrementally increase in difficulty to desensitize the patient to their anxiety.
The Problem And Solution
There are two problems with ERP treatment. The first is that it is often expensive (OCD is also an underinsured mental disorder, meaning most patients with OCD do not have insurance that covers treatment). The second is that treatment is often very scarce, many therapists do not specialize in ERP.
While Anxiety Ally is free and is available to all patients, it should be noted that it should be used with specialist supervision if possible.
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