Jamie D. Feusner, M.D. – Program Director

Dr. Feusner is an Associate Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. He has been treating patients in the UCLA Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Intensive Treatment Program since 2002, and has been director of the program since 2006. Dr. Feusner has published extensively on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), anxiety disorders and mood disorders and has lectured nationally and internationally on these topics. He is a principal investigator on a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funded study on the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on brain glutamate concentration in individuals with OCD.

Our Staff

Jamie D. Feusner, M.D. – Program Director
Dr. Feusner is an Associate Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. He has been treating patients in the UCLA Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Intensive Treatment Program since 2002, and has been director of the program since 2006. more…

Karron Maidment, RN, MFT – Program Coordinator
Ms. Maidment is a registered nurse and a marriage and family therapist. She is a cognitive-behavioral therapist in the UCLA Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Intensive Treatment Program. She has been a therapist in this program since its inception in 1991.

OCD Treatment at UCLA

The UCLA Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Intensive Treatment Program is for people who have moderate to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and a strong commitment to treatment.  Our program has been helping individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) since 1991. 

Research

The Child OCD, Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA is a world-renowned clinical research and training program that also provides state-of-the art evaluation and treatment for children and adolescents up to age 17 with anxiety and related disorders. Clinical trials test new treatment options while exploring the neurobiological, psychological and genetic underpinnings of OCD, anxiety and tic disorders. Eligible children may receive treatment through one of the program’s ongoing clinical trials. Please see below for information about current research opportunities.

Current Research Projects

• Childhood OCD MRS Study

• Attention Training for Childhood OCD

• Family Focused Treatment for Childhood OCD

• Attention Training for Childhood Anxiety Disorders

• Tourette Syndrome Neuroimaging Study

• The Pediatric Trichotillomania Study

We all know people who are able to roll with life's punches, while for others, every misfortune is a jab straight to the gut. Research examining this issue has found that although most people require significant adversity to become depressed — the death of a loved one, say, or getting fired — roughly 30 percent of people with first-time depression and 60 percent of people with a history of depression develop the disorder following relatively minor misfortunes. But no one knew why. Now, a new study led by UCLA researchers suggests that people become depressed more easily following minor life stress in part because they have experienced early life adversity or prior depressive episodes, both of which may make people more sensitive to later life stress.