A&E's "Obsessed": Flawed but Educational Show on OCD
I’m a big advocate of any programming that educates people about OCD , addictions and other demons of the soul. That’s why I’ve written a lot about the movie being made called “ Machine Man .” But reality TV leaves me cold almost every time because, well, it’s not really reality.
There’s always more drama when the cameras roll. People change in front of the camera whether they mean to or not. Nobody wants to be boring on film, so, somewhere deep in the brain, the instinct to play things up nags at you.
Add some drama music and fancy lighting and you get something that’s not 100 percent truth. Lies infect the mix.
A&E is a chief offender. Last Halloween they did a show called “ Amityville: The Last Testament ” where a clairvoyant woman who investigates paranormal activity for the police is contacted by Ronnie DeFeo, who has been serving a life sentence for killing his family in their Amityville home (he originally claimed demonic possession made him do it, and the crime gave birth to the “Amityville Horror” movie and book franchise). In the episode, DeFeo — famous for his constant changing of stories — again claims posession, and reaches out to the woman to help prove it.
Somewhere in the episode, she says she has to investigate the house, and there she is, in a house that is clearly not THE house to those who have seen pictures of the inside or been there. It’s also well known that the current owners allow nobody inside to film, especially where the haunting hoax is concerned.
People eat it up and accept it as truth because they don’t know any better.
Tell someone a program is based on a true story and they instantly believe everything in it really happened.
That episode ran through my head as Steve presented me with the link to this “Obsessed” series. So let’s have a look.
The series is explained this way on the A&E site: “Intense and highly personal, A&E’s true-life docu-series “ Obsessed “ examines the lives of everyday people impris- oned by unmanageable, repetitive behaviors and sometimes debilitating fear. Whether it is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, Hoarding or a variety of phobias, the unscripted series gives viewers a chance to see first-hand how an obsession can radically affect a person’s life.
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New Program Offers Manhattan Outpatient Clinic and Unique Summer Camp”Style Intensive Treatment Program in White Plains, N.Y.
Newswise – NEW YORK (June 21, 2011) — Children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety or tic disorders are being treated in a new specialized outpatient clinic at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center — one of the only programs of its kind in the New York metro area.
In addition to a clinic in Manhattan, the Pediatric OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders (POCAT) program will offer a unique, day camp”style intensive summer treatment program situated in White Plains, N.Y., at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division. The POCAT program is co-led by pediatric psychologist Dr. Shannon M. Bennett and psychiatrist Dr. Justin Mohatt.
“Anxiety is a normal part of growing up, but when it interferes with school, friendships or family life, we recommend parents seek treatment for their child. If a family is going to extreme measures to accommodate their child’s anxiety, or if their child has a problem with involuntary movements or vocalizations, we can offer help,” says Dr. Bennett, a pediatric psychologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College.
As many as 20 percent of children may struggle with anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, panic disorder and specific phobias. OCD (a disorder marked by intrusive unwanted thoughts and associated rituals, habits or routines) and the tic disorders (a set of conditions characterized by involuntary motor movements or vocalizations, including Tourette’s Syndrome) are rarer, affecting between 1 and 3 percent of children. “Children often have more than one of these disorders, so our clinic is set up to serve children with these complex symptoms,” says Dr. Bennett.
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