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Jul 2017
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Dr Ariz Rojas - Treating Childhood OCD (...

STUART RALPH
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In episode 82 I interviewed Dr Ariz Rojas. Dr Rojas is a licensed psychologist in the Division of Tics, OCD, and Related Disorders in the Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. We talk about childhood OCD, ERP for kids and other childhood related OCD topics. 

Show notes: http://theocdstories.com/podcast/dr-ariz-rojas-treating-childhood-ocd

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