Millions of families struggle with trying to help their children who exhibit symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Adults also face the challenges of living with OCD. Conventional medication and behavioral interventions are not always successful, and concern over potential drug side-effects adds to the motivation to seek alternative approaches.
ACN Latitudes often hears from readers who wish to share their success in finding natural approaches to OCD. Efforts include integrative measures such as dietary changes, nutritional supplementation, detoxification, body work, EEG biofeedback, homeopathy, and more. We have posted some of these accounts below and hope you find them useful.
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