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Hosts: Tom Smalley & Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS
Join Tom & Uma live as they hosts a candid discussion about all things OCD and beyond.
Stupid Cancer: CancerCon 2023
Psychedelics & Cancer: Exploring the Research for Potential Mental Health Treatment
Research on psychedelics as mental health treatments is at an all-time high. Currently, various psychedelics and psychoplastogens, including psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, DMT, and ketamine, are being studied across a wide variety of disciplines for several clinical indications, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain, and most notably, cancer and cancer-adjacent conditions. This informative session will synthesize the current literature and findings on psychedelics as therapeutics for AYA cancer and cancer-related mental health conditions.
IOCDF Town Hall
Grieving: Time Lost to OCD
Join Host Katie O’Dunne as she welcomes an all-star panel to discuss Grieving: Time Lost to OCD.
Featuring: Uma R. Chatterjee, Ethan Smith, Katie O’Dunne, Alegra Kastens, Kimberley Quinlan, & Chris Trondsen.
Breaking Convention 2023
Psychedelics, PTSD, & Comorbid OCD: Considering the implications of comorbid OCD in the psychedelic-assisted treatments of PTSD
This talk will orient the audience to the comorbid nature of dynamically-related PTSD and OCD diagnoses, assess current psychological and pharmacological treatments of comorbid PTSD and OCD, and discuss the potential biological and pharmacological mechanisms of psychedelics that impact PTSD and OCD as comorbid conditions. This talk also evaluates the current paradigm of psychedelic-assisted therapy for PTSD in consideration of comorbid OCD through the comprehensive and multidisciplinary analysis of current trials across neurobiology, psychology, neuropharmacology, clinical trial/research design, and phenomenology. Finally, this talk discusses several directions for further investigations into this topic across a wide range of relevant disciplines, and closes with numerous recommendations to implement for addressing this critical comorbidity.
Aspiring Scientists Coalition with Dr. Ben Rein
Uma R. Chatterjee: A non-traditional path to neuroscience, advocacy, and psychedelic research
In this meeting we talked with M.S student Uma R. Chatterjee about ”A non-traditional path to neuroscience, advocacy, and psychedelic research”.
IOCDF Town Hall
Starting 2023 Off On The Right Foot
Join IOCDF Advocates for a special New Years’ Town Hall.
Featuring: Uma R. Chatterjee, Katie O’Dunne, Ethan Smith, & Kalista Dwyer
Biohaven: “What If…” Campaign
OCD Testimonial: Uma
Meet Uma, an OCD survivor & advocate sharing her journey with OCD in this “What if…” testimonial. Created by Biohaven, Ethan Smith, & Katie O’Dunne.
We are currently recruiting participants for our OCD clinical trial from the US, Canada, the United Kingdom (UK), Spain, and Italy. To learn more and to see if you qualify visit: https://ocdtrials.com/.
Biohaven: “What If…” Campaign
OCD Commercial
One of the commercials from the first-ever nationally-airing OCD awareness commercial campaign. Created by Biohaven & Ethan Smith.
We are currently recruiting participants for our OCD clinical trial from the US, Canada, the United Kingdom (UK), Spain, and Italy. To learn more and to see if you qualify visit: https://ocdtrials.com/.
Biohaven: “What If…” Campaign
OCD Commercial
One of the commercials from the first-ever nationally-airing OCD awareness commercial campaign. Created by Biohaven & Ethan Smith.
We are currently recruiting participants for our OCD clinical trial from the US, Canada, the United Kingdom (UK), Spain, and Italy. To learn more and to see if you qualify visit: https://ocdtrials.com/.
PsychedelX 2022
MDMA & OCD: Exploring effects of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD on comorbid OCD
This is the winning talk of PsychedelX 2022! Congratulations to Uma! Uma R. Chatterjee – MDMA & OCD: Exploring effects of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD on comorbid OCD
Day 1 – Natural Sciences category of PsychedelX 2022, hosted by the Intercollegiate Psychedelics Network.
Stupid Cancer: CancerCon 2021
Muddling Through the Medical System: The Importance of Patient Self Advocacy
When entering the complicated medical system for cancer treatment, many AYAs face obstacles like delayed diagnosis or age discrimination. It can be difficult to advocate for yourself to medical professionals, but it’s critical that AYAs take an active and collaborative role in their treatment. This panel presentation will provide the patient and professional perspective on how patients can best navigate the medical system in the face of health disparities.
Speakers: Dante’ Morehead, MPH, Uma Chatterjee and Becky Hughes
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