The UFOCD Program is the leading clinical program for the evaluation and treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in the southeastern United States. We offer comprehensive evaluations, expert consultations, novel biological treatments, intensive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and research studies for adults, adolescents, and children diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Tourette's Syndrome (TS), and related disorders in our Gainesville, Florida location. The UFOCD program specializes in treating individuals with severe or treatment-resistant OCD. Being located in the heart of a major medical center, we can also perform comprehensive diagnostic tests as appropriate.
Program Director
The Director of the UFOCD Program is Wayne K. Goodman, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville & Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Goodman is the principal developer of the Yale-Brown Obsessive- Compulsive Scale, the gold standard for rating OCD. He was a co-founder of the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation and served as Chair of its Scientific Advisory Board for 10 years.
For an appointment or additional information, call: 800-749-7424, extension 5-8362 or in Gainesville, 265-8362. You can also send your inquiries by email to Dr. Goodman.
OCD: The Doubting Disease
It was 9:30 AM and Susan, a 36 year-old sales manager, had arrived late for work again. Susan knew she needed to catch up on her paperwork, but a familiar thought tormented her. No matter how hard she tried, Susan could not dispel the image of leaving a pot burning on the stove. The thought of her house engulfed in flames was so vivid she could almost smell the smoke. Susan tried to shut the thought out of her mind, reassuring herself that she turned the gas jet off. But even remembering her hand touching the cool stove burner