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The Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, Inc was founded in response to the lack of expertise and successful treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) In 1994, upon completing her training with Dr Edna Foa, an internationally renowned authority on the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety, Dr Gorbis was granted the use of Dr Foa's intensive method involving prolonged and repeated exposures and response prevention (ERP) for treating OCD Dr Gorbis had much success treating patients at the UCLA OCD Outpatient Program with the intensive ERP method, and many patients suffering from OCD came from around the world to seek this treatment for their debilitating condition In 1996, Dr Gorbis began working with Dr Jeffrey Schwartz, and continued treating OCD patients using mindful awareness training and the 4-step method Dr Gorbis later integrated part of the 4-step method and mindful awareness training with the intensive ERP method in her attempt to improve treatment outcome
