Uma Chatterjee is a leading neuroscientist and researcher specializing in OCD. She bridges her lived experience and rigorous science to understand the disorder that’s impacted her as long as she can remember. In this episode of the Get to know OCD podcast, Uma simplifies the latest OCD research and shares why she’s driven to understand the disorder as deeply as possible.
Show Notes:
0:00 Intro
2:07 If OCD Research Were A Cheese
2:53 What Drives Uma’s Research
5:40 Why OCD Research Is Difficult
7:49 Misunderstanding OCD
9:03 Breaking The Molds Of A Researcher
10:25 Explaining OCD In Simple Terms
14:48 Is OCD Genetic?
16:35 The Harm Of Pseudo Science
20:40 Possible OCD Research Breakthroughs
24:18 Uma’s Goals
27:38 Uma’s Struggles With OCD
39:35 Evidence-Based Treatment
42:39 Dunning-Kruger Effect
47:48 Uma’s Advice To Those Affected By OCD
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