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Team from Kenya trained in 4-day OCD treatment and the patients provide positive feedback about their experience

The OCD & Anxiety Program clinical team, alongside Bergen 4-Day Treatment (B4DT) patients, clinicians from Kenya and Norway, and B4DT co-creator, Dr. Bjarne Hansen. We are delighted to announce the successful completion of two Bergen 4-day treatment (B4DT) groups for OCD in May and June 2024. This effective, intensive treatment attracted participants from around the Team from Kenya trained in 4-day OCD treatment and the patients provide positive feedback about their experience

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The Bergen 4-Day OCD Treatment group was completed in Los Angeles on April 2nd

We are thrilled to announce that our program recently hosted its first Bergen 4-Day Treatment (B4DT) group for OCD with Dr. Bjarne Hansen, co-founder of the evidence-based, concentrated treatment method. Patients came from across the world, including Australia, Germany, and Switzerland, and from across the United States— as far as Florida, and as nearby as The Bergen 4-Day OCD Treatment group was completed in Los Angeles on April 2nd

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International Dissemination of Bergen 4-Day Treatment for OCD

Drs. Thröstur Björgvinsson and Bjarne Hansen presented a State-of-the-Art Clinician Session titled, “The Status of International Dissemination of the Bergen 4-Day OCD Treatment: Key Elements of Effective Implementation of the Treatment” at the 2024 Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Annual Conference, April 11-14, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Date/Time Events
Friday July 26: 8 AM to 9:30 am Regency V; Hyatt Regency Orlando

Upcoming Presentations by Our Staff and Affiliates

Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD, ABPP will be participating in a workshop for people living with OCD and their families and the title of the workshops is: “Fixin to get ready to, just startin, or already a pro? ERP: From motivation to practice” at the 2024 annual conference of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) Conference to be Upcoming Presentations by Our Staff and Affiliates

November 14 – 17 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Marriott Downtown Philadelphia

Upcoming Presentations by Our Staff and Affiliates

Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD, ABPP and Bjarne Hansen, PhD will be co-chairing a symposium titled: Concentrating treatment for rapid improvement and durable gains: Status and Outcomes of the International Dissemination of the Bergen 4-Day Treatment Approach at the 2024 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Annual Convention to be held November 14 to 17, 2024 Upcoming Presentations by Our Staff and Affiliates

Friday April 12: 2 PM - 3:30 PM. Harbor Ballroom II, Harbor Level

Past Presentations by Our Staff and Affiliates

Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD, ABPP participated in a Symposia with four other presenters titled, “Understanding and Enhancing the Immediate and Long Term Effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for OCD” at the 2024 ADAA Annual Conference to be held April 11-14, 2024, in Boston, MA. The title of Dr. Björgvinsson presentation was: A concentrated approach to treating Past Presentations by Our Staff and Affiliates

Saturday April 13: 10:25 AM – 11:45AM. Harbor Ballroom III, Harbor Level

Past Presentations by Our Staff and Affiliates

Drs. Thröstur Björgvinsson and Bjarne Hansen presented a State-of-the-Art Clinician Session titled, “The Status of International Dissemination of the Bergen 4-Day OCD Treatment: Key Elements of Effective Implementation of the Treatment” at the 2024 Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Annual Conference, April 11-14, in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bergen 4-day treatment (B4DT) is a Past Presentations by Our Staff and Affiliates