Tyrel is an 8-year-old black male who is brought in by his mother for a variety of psychiatric complaints. Shaquana, Tyrel’s mother, reports that Tyrel has been exhibiting a lot of worry and “nervousness” over the past 2 months. She states that she notices that he has been quite “keyed up” and spends a great deal of time worrying about “germs.”

Case #2 Anxiety disorder, OCD, or something else?   BACKGROUND Tyrel is an 8-year-old black male who is brought in by his mother for a…