Johns Hopkins OCD Clinic
Evaluation and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
- Dr. Nestadt has directed the clinic since 1996.
- His clinical practice centers on OCD, and he has treated people with the condition for more than thirty years.
- The clinic is part of the Johns Hopkins Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Program.
Earlier clinical leadership
He has also led other clinical programs at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
- Director of the Johns Hopkins Psychiatric Day Hospital, 1983 to 2004.
- Co-director of the Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Clinic, 1995 to 1998.
Standards of care
He has helped write guidance on how OCD should be treated.
- Co-author of the American Psychiatric Association's Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (2007).
- Co-author of the International OCD Accreditation Task Force's standards for prescribing medication for adult OCD (2021).