How Battling OCD Led This Scientist to Groundbreaking Discoveries w/Uma Chatterjee | Get to know OCD Ep 7

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 

You can follow Uma’s latest research here: ⁠https://umarchatterjee.com/research/⁠

She also hosts her own podcast: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/umarchatterjee

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