Events: detail
The truth about OCD
- Hosted by:
- The Royal Institution of Great Britain and Institute of Contemporary Arts
- Speaker:
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Joanne Limburg, poet, writer, OCD sufferer and the author of Paraphernalia
Lara Menzies, medical student and researcher in the Brain Mapping Unit at the University of Cambridge
Paul Salkovskis, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Applied Science, King's College London
Diana Wilson, representative of the national charity OCD-UK
- Starts:
- February 18, 2008 at 07:00 pm
- Ends:
- February 18, 2008 at 08:30 pm
- Location:
- Institute of Contemporary Arts, Nash Room, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
We’re all occasionally plagued with that niggling feeling that maybe we’ve left the gas on or the door unlocked, and it’s even common now to make a casual reference to OCD if we feel we’re being overly picky or anxious about something. But what is it actually like to suffer from OCD? Where does the disorder of OCD come from, what triggers it, and why is it so widespread in contemporary society? Our panel will include two people with OCD, one of the country’s leading experts on the disorder and a neuroscientist who’s researching how OCD works in the brain. Join us as we find out what OCD really is and how it can be treated, and ask why it’s become a cultural touchstone.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- No
Additional information
Tickets cost £10, £9 concessions and £8 Ri or ICA members. Visit www.ica.org.uk or call 020 7930 3647 to book tickets
For more information
- Contact person:
- The ICA
- Phone:
- 020 7930 3647
- Website:
- The truth about OCD
