Looking for ideas for my 14 yo daughter

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Hello Friends,

My daughter, now 14, was diagnosed with OCD when she was 12 years old.  She

began weekly treatments at the University of Minnesota, but she didn't progress

with her exposures.  In February of 2011 her anxiety went completely out of

control and she was locked in a bh unit off and on, and finally she was

transferred to a residential program for a complete 45 day assessment.  She was

diagnosed with OCD, General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), ADHD, and a sleep disorder

that caused vivid and horrific nightmares.  That was a year ago.  She has since

been diagnosed with all of the above and PTSD.  She received outstanding

treatment for her OCD at , and now she is getting treatment, a different

kind, for self-harm caused by her GAD and her PTSD. 

The problem, in addition to the above?  She's been in residential treatment

programs for over a year because no program can treat all of her problems.  Now

her OCD is coming on strongly and she is in the wrong place to keep that in

check.  SO, I am wondering if you have heard of any great on-line OCD programs

that she could access in her current residential program?  Or, if any of you

know a bh specialist in the Chicago area that could meet with her regularly to

help with exposures?  She's at Timberline Knolls in Lemont, IL.

Thanks for your help.  You, the front-line parents, are amazing.

Judy

 

Judy Hawkinson

judyhawkinson@...

 

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Wow, Judy, you have been a trooper hanging in there with your daughter. I'm sure

it's kept your life in a turmoil. So glad she has had different treatment

options - sometimes it all adds up in the end and things come together - I hope

that happens soon for her. I have looked at ian Brothers Behavioral Health

Center in the Chicago area for my son; if he begins to regress I plan to try

them. They do outpatient specific OCD and might work with you to come up with a

plan that she could do along with her GAD treatment.

http://www.alexianbrothershealth.org/services/abbhh/ocd-anxiety/

Looking for ideas for my 14 yo daughter

Hello Friends,

My daughter, now 14, was diagnosed with OCD when she was 12 years old. She

began weekly treatments at the University of Minnesota, but she didn't progress

with her exposures. In February of 2011 her anxiety went completely out of

control and she was locked in a bh unit off and on, and finally she was

transferred to a residential program for a complete 45 day assessment. She was

diagnosed with OCD, General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), ADHD, and a sleep disorder

that caused vivid and horrific nightmares. That was a year ago. She has since

been diagnosed with all of the above and PTSD. She received outstanding

treatment for her OCD at , and now she is getting treatment, a different

kind, for self-harm caused by her GAD and her PTSD.

The problem, in addition to the above? She's been in residential treatment

programs for over a year because no program can treat all of her problems. Now

her OCD is coming on strongly and she is in the wrong place to keep that in

check. SO, I am wondering if you have heard of any great on-line OCD programs

that she could access in her current residential program? Or, if any of you

know a bh specialist in the Chicago area that could meet with her regularly to

help with exposures? She's at Timberline Knolls in Lemont, IL.

Thanks for your help. You, the front-line parents, are amazing.

Judy

Judy Hawkinson

judyhawkinson@...

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