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'''Elizabeth McIngvale''' (born 1987) is the founder of [http://www.peaceofmind.com/ Peace of Mind], a [[non-profit organization]] for people with [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]] (OCD). She herself was diagnosed with OCD at the age of 12,<ref>http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/573884/newspaperid/757/OCD_rare_but_help_for_it_here_is_pentiful.aspx</ref> and at age 18 became the national spokesperson for the [[International OCD Foundation]]. She lives in [[Houston, Texas]] and is the daughter of area businessman [[Jim McIngvale]] and his wife Linda.<ref>[http://www.texansworkingtogether.org/mcingvale.htm Interviews with Texas Leaders: Jim McIngvale. Retrieved January 30, 2007]</ref> |
'''Elizabeth McIngvale''' (born 1987) is the founder of [http://www.peaceofmind.com/ Peace of Mind], a [[non-profit organization]] for people with [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]] (OCD). She herself was diagnosed with OCD at the age of 12,<ref>http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/573884/newspaperid/757/OCD_rare_but_help_for_it_here_is_pentiful.aspx</ref> and at age 18 became the national spokesperson for the [[International OCD Foundation]]. She lives in [[Houston, Texas]] and is the daughter of area businessman [[Jim McIngvale]] and his wife Linda.<ref>[http://www.texansworkingtogether.org/mcingvale.htm Interviews with Texas Leaders: Jim McIngvale. Retrieved January 30, 2007]</ref> |
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At one point doctors believed McIngvale's OCD was too severe to be treatable. Her rituals included having to repeat menial |
At one point doctors believed McIngvale's OCD was too severe to be treatable. Her rituals included having to repeat menial tasks 42 times, an obsession with [[religious symbolism]], and washing her hands over 100 times a day.<ref>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0605/26/pzn.01.html</ref> Elizabeth engaged in exposure with response prevention (ERP) treatment for her OCD and now successfully manages her illness. |
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She completed her Bachelor’s degree in 2009 and Master's in 2010 from [[Loyola University Chicago]]. She earned her PhD from the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work in 2014. She is now an assistant professor at [[Baylor University]] in the Social Work department <ref>http://www.sw.uh.edu/_docs/phdprogram/doctoralcvs/2013%20-%20spring%20student%20CVs/elizabethMcIngvale.pdf</ref> and at Baylor College of Medicine. Elizabeth McIngvale serves on multiple non-profit boards and is an advocate/speaker for mental illness on a national platform. |
She completed her Bachelor’s degree in 2009 and Master's in 2010 from [[Loyola University Chicago]]. She earned her PhD from the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work in 2014. She is now an assistant professor at [[Baylor University]] in the Social Work department <ref>http://www.sw.uh.edu/_docs/phdprogram/doctoralcvs/2013%20-%20spring%20student%20CVs/elizabethMcIngvale.pdf</ref> and at Baylor College of Medicine. Elizabeth McIngvale serves on multiple non-profit boards and is an advocate/speaker for mental illness on a national platform. |
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Revision as of 18:29, 16 April 2018
Elizabeth McIngvale (born 1987) is the founder of Peace of Mind, a non-profit organization for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). She herself was diagnosed with OCD at the age of 12,[1] and at age 18 became the national spokesperson for the International OCD Foundation. She lives in Houston, Texas and is the daughter of area businessman Jim McIngvale and his wife Linda.[2]
At one point doctors believed McIngvale's OCD was too severe to be treatable. Her rituals included having to repeat menial tasks 42 times, an obsession with religious symbolism, and washing her hands over 100 times a day.[3] Elizabeth engaged in exposure with response prevention (ERP) treatment for her OCD and now successfully manages her illness.
She completed her Bachelor’s degree in 2009 and Master's in 2010 from Loyola University Chicago. She earned her PhD from the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work in 2014. She is now an assistant professor at Baylor University in the Social Work department [4] and at Baylor College of Medicine. Elizabeth McIngvale serves on multiple non-profit boards and is an advocate/speaker for mental illness on a national platform.
References
- ^ http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/573884/newspaperid/757/OCD_rare_but_help_for_it_here_is_pentiful.aspx
- ^ Interviews with Texas Leaders: Jim McIngvale. Retrieved January 30, 2007
- ^ http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0605/26/pzn.01.html
- ^ http://www.sw.uh.edu/_docs/phdprogram/doctoralcvs/2013%20-%20spring%20student%20CVs/elizabethMcIngvale.pdf