Referral Information & Forms

• Age is between 18-65 years
• Principal diagnosis is OCD (if there are comorbidities, OCD must be disorder that causes the greatest amount of daily impairment)
• Symptoms must be judged as severe
• Patient's functioning is severely impaired
• OCD symptoms must be treatment resistant. Specifically, the illness has not responded to:
• 1 or more SSRIs AND
• 1 or more trial of clomipramine or SNRI (Effexor, Pristiq) OR
• 1 or more augmentation agent (atypical antipsychotics, memantine, or topiramate) * AND
• 1 trial of evidence-based CBT* OR
• Inability to access CBT locally
• Patient must have GP and ideally a therapist in their community willing to provide ongoing medication management and therapy.

*If your patient does not fit our criteria but you feel they should be seen by the Thompson Centre, please explain in the form as indicated.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current psychotic symptoms
• Current active suicidality
• Current active trauma-related symptoms
• Current active anorexia nervosa
• Active substance dependence/abuse (within the last 6 months)

• Age is between 18-65 years
• Principal diagnosis is OCD (if there are comorbidities, OCD must be disorder that causes the greatest amount of daily impairment)
• Symptoms must be judged as severe 
• Patient's functioning is severely impaired
• OCD symptoms must be treatment resistant. Specifically, the illness has not responded to:
• 2 or more SSRIs AND
• 1 or more trial of clomipramine or SNRI (Effexor, Pristiq) AND
• 1 or more augmentation agent (atypical antipsychotics, memantine, or topiramate) * AND
• 1 trial of evidence-based CBT*
• Willingness and motivation to challenge OCD symptoms
• Patient must have GP and ideally a therapist in their community willing to provide ongoing medication management and therapy.

*If your patient does not fit our criteria but you feel they should be seen by the Thompson Centre, please explain in the form as indicated.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current psychotic symptoms
• Current active suicidality
• Current active trauma-related symptoms
• Current active anorexia nervosa
• Active substance dependence/abuse (within the last 6 months)

• You experience a primary diagnosis of OCD or related disorders such as hoarding, hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking and body dysmorphic disorder.
• You do not currently experience PTSD, psychosis, or significant substance abuse difficulties.
• You are between the ages of 18 – 65.
• You live within the Sunnybrook neighbourhood defined as: Bathurst (West), Sheppard (North), DVP (East) and St. Clair (South), please click here to see our map.
• If outside of the Sunnybrook neighbourhood, including out of province, you must be considered as having severe OCD and failed treatment to submit an application. See Specialized Services for more information.

If you are ineligible for our services, we encourage you to visit our Patient Resources.
For more information about related disorders, please go to disorders we treat.
To learn more about the Sunnybrook Outpatient OCD Services, please see the FAQs.

• You experience a primary diagnosis of OCD or related disorders such as hoarding, hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking and body dysmorphic disorder.
• You do not currently experience PTSD, psychosis, or significant substance abuse difficulties.
• You are between the ages of 18 – 65.
• If you are out of province, you must be considered as having severe OCD and failed treatment to submit an application. See Specialized Services for more information.

If you are ineligible for our services, we encourage you to visit our Patient Resources.
For more information about related disorders, please go to disorders we treat.
To learn more about the Sunnybrook Outpatient OCD Services, please see the FAQs.