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Dean's Grand Rounds - OCD: a silent global epidemic
Free webinar
| Timings | 4.00pm - 5.30pm |
| Location | Online - Zoom |
| CPD | 1.5 CPD points, subject to peer group approval |
| Free | £ |
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Event Information
Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects hundreds of millions worldwide, yet remains chronically underdiagnosed, undertreated, and frequently misunderstood. Despite its high prevalence and profound functional impairment, OCD continues to sit in the shadows of mainstream mental health discourse.
In this Royal College of Psychiatrists Grand Round, Dr Himanshu Tyagi, Consultant Psychiatrist and OCD specialist, Margherita Zenoni, PhD, OCD patient, Head of Fundraising and Communication at Orchard OCD, and Dr Chrishanthy Jayarajah, Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist explore why OCD represents a global silent epidemic.
The session will examine:
The true epidemiological and societal burden of OCD
Diagnostic complexity and misclassification
Neurobiological and circuit-level insights reshaping our understanding of the disorder
Limitations of current pharmacological and psychological treatments
Emerging translational approaches and the future therapeutic pipeline
Drawing on clinical expertise, research leadership, and lived-system advocacy, this discussion aims to reframe OCD not as a niche anxiety disorder, but as a major global health priority requiring structural change in research investment, clinical training, and therapeutic innovation.
- Welcome and introduction - Dr Deepa Bagepalli Krishnan and Professor Subodh Dave
- Context setting - Dr Himanshu Tyagi
- Lived experience of OCD - Margherita Zenoni
- OCD throughout the female lifecycle - Dr Chrishanthy Jayarajah
- Q&A
- Closing comments- Dr Deepa Bagepalli Krishnan
This event will take place online via Zoom. Please ensure you have access to:
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For further information, please contact:
Email: rhianne.haresign@rcpsych.ac.uk
Contact Name: Rhianne Haresign
Contact number: 0208 618 4213