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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’m running an online consultation group through the IOCDF Training Institute on Thursday afternoons this fall for clinicians seeking to grow their clinical skills related to co-occurring trauma/PTSD in OCD treatment. Limited to 4 slots, registration opens August 24th at noon eastern!

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“When a patient with OCD has experienced trauma, how do I determine whether the trauma is clinically relevant - and if it is, what do I do differently?” I’m looking forward to joining @sheppardpratt.bsky.social to dive deep on this question as part of their OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series /1

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Extremely excited to share this 🚨new research🚨 coming out of The National OCD Survey 🇺🇸 This study was born out of the thought “wouldn’t it be cool if…?” and 3 years and 5k participants later, we can finally answer the question: Does OCD differ across regions of the U.S.? 1/

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🚨New research🚨 out of the Texas Childhood Trauma Research Network. Despite being a widely used diagnostic interview for PTSD, there has been no psychometric evaluation of the English version of the CAPS-CA-5. We evaluated its validity and reliability in 3134 trauma-exposed /1

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🚨Paper in Press🚨 Excited about this paper I’ve wanted to write for a long time and finally had the push to do for this Special Issue on PTSD. This work provides a novel functional framework for understanding the emergence and maintenance of trauma-related compulsions in OCD. /1

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🚨 New publication 🚨 Comorbid OCD+PTSD is associated with a more severe clinical presentation, yet most existing research has focused on White, non-Hispanic/Latino populations, limiting generalizability. This replication/extension paper used data from the LATINO study. /1

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Trying to get back on my 🚨publication alert🚨 game. Here’s a new one using really unique mixed methods data from intensive OCD treatment. In an earlier paper (Pinciotti et al 2023), I extracted 5540 compulsions from patient charts and coded into 62 discrete compulsions… /1

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

On this one year anniversary of the devastating LA Fires, please consider participating in and sharing this study about the mental health impact of the fires one year later. Anonymous survey available at: bcmpsych.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Looking forward to presenting at the virtual OCD Training School Learning Summit March 5-6, 2026! Join me by registering at ocdtrainingschool.com/ocd-training-school-learning-summit/4yk3k Use EARLYBIRDSUMMIT through Nov 18 for the early bird discount of $175 for 28 CEs and fun experiential sessions!

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Brian Feinstein (he/him) @bfeinsteinphd.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I’m recruiting a new postdoc to join my team at RFU! If you’re interested in LGBTQ+ youth, bi+ mental health, and/or longitudinal/ESM data, consider applying! Prefer a Feb/Mar start date, but open to later. Prefer in-person, but open to remote. For more: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Sharing a great consultation opportunity for licensed therapists who want to learn more about supporting LGBTQIA+ clients through OCD treatment 👇🏻

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I joined Kevin Foss & Jon Hershfield on the FearCast Podcast to talk about The National OCD Survey and how & why OCD themes like contamination, moral and religious scrupulosity, and sexual orientation are more or less common in different regions of the United States: youtu.be/ZU4cw4Pniuk?... /1

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Brian Feinstein (he/him) @bfeinsteinphd.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

📢 Call for unpublished data for a meta-analysis on bisexual people's experiences of "double discrimination" (from heterosexual and lesbian/gay sources)! Details: tinyurl.com/yc75amzb Email/DM by 9/5/25! @apadivision44.bsky.social @abct-sgm-sig.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

📣 Hey southern Louisianans! 📣 🟣Do you have OCD? 🟡Do you want to help make sure national OCD research includes your unique experiences? 🟢 Do you have 10 minutes to spare?? If so, please complete our anonymous survey at: tinyurl.com/57U9Y3PM or NationalOCDSurvey@bcm.edu & please share widely! ⚜️

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

🚨 New publication 🚨 I’m proud to share our recent work establishing severity benchmarks for the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale-2nd Edition in a multinational sample. /1

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Can’t wait to dive into two studies that have been so near and dear for many years. Hope to see you at the annual IOCDF conference in Chicago this weekend!

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Sean M. Mitchell, Ph.D. @drseanmitchell.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🌟New publication!🌟 Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief Intervention for Youth Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Pediatric Primary Care Providers It was great to be part of the team on this project. I’m excited about continuing this work! @cmpinciotti.bsky.social #suicideprevention

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Today at 12 ET, @bfeinsteinphd.bsky.social , Andreas Bezahler, and I will join the IOCDF Research Roundtable to share about all the research being done on OCD in the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us to learn what we know-and don’t know-about OCD in this community!

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Looking forward to presenting at @abctnow.bsky.social in New Orleans this fall! I’ve lucked out and will be on four (!) talks covering Hurricane Helene, the cognitive behavioral-minority stress model of OCD, OCD+PTSD comorbidity, and sociocultural influences on OCD. Can’t wait for November!

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I’m looking forward to giving a primer on justice-based ERP for identity-related OCD for the Mount Sinai Health System’s Department of Psychiatry Just Talks lecture series. Join us virtually for free (or $30 for CE/CMEs) next Wednesday May 28th 11-12 ET. www.eventbrite.com/e/justice-ba...

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Justice-Based Exposure and Response Prevention for Identity-Related OCD

Department of Psychiatry CHANGE Committee (Community, Humanity, Advocacy, Nurturing, Growth, Equity) Lecture Series

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

There’s still time to register for my course on Justice-Based ERP (2 CEs) hosted by the OCD Training School this Thursday 2-4pm eastern (or on demand for one year). Purchase for $75 using the link below. Hope to see you there! www.ocdtrainingschool.com/justice-base...

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Justice-Based ERP

Additional sensitivity is needed when applying ERP to identity-related OCD themes that involve marginalized identities or communities (e.g., those related to sexual orientation, gender identity, disab...

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Soul Survivor Network is awarding scholarships to college survivors of sexual violence who have incurred financial hardship because of crimes committed against them. Funds can be used for therapy, tuition costs, food, etc. #SAAM

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

After 20 months and 4000+ participants across all 50 US states, we’re nearing the end of recruitment for The National OCD Survey 🇺🇸 If you have OCD, please consider participating in & sharing this 10-minute survey of regional differences in OCD. Tinyurl.com/57U9Y3PM or NationalOCDSurvey@bcm.edu

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Sharing a treatment opportunity for LGBTQIA+ people with OCD/anxiety in Tennessee or Alabama. $50/session 👇🏻

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Borrowed from Twitter - a fitting mantra for PTSD treatment

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Belatedly sharing a recent publication, the first to provide empirical support for justice-based exposure and response prevention (vs overcorrection ERP) among individuals with identity-related OCD themes 👇🏻 /thread

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

OCD & PTSD can sometimes look the same. I’ve created a handout offering considerations for differentiating these symptoms: spaces-cdn.owlstown.com/blobs/ymrzxa... Thanks to our IOCDF Trauma & PTSD in OCD SIG members for the recommendation! This and other free resources available at cmpinciotti.com

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Maarten van Smeden @maartenvsmeden.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Let us start 2025 in a positive mood: here are 10 methods things researchers can worry *less* about in 2025

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

If you’ve experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse and have started exposure-based therapy for OCD in the last 24 months, please consider participating in this paid research study. Contact Emily.Fenlon@uky.edu for more info

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Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD @cmpinciotti.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Very grateful to have collaborated on this invited paper with such a rockstar cast of researchers blending each of our unique expertises!

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