OCD Action : Daniel Nabarro – Chair - The national UK charity providing support and information to anybody affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Trustees

Daniel Nabarro – Chair

I’ve been a trustee of OCD Action since April 2006. After seven difficult years, my daughter was eventually diagnosed with OCD. She had been seen by the school counsellor, an educational psychologist, our GP, a psychotherapist but no one gave the correct diagnosis. Eventually a cousin of mine, who is a geriatric psychiatrist, suggested that I look up ‘obsessions’ and ‘compulsions’ on the internet, using Alta Vista. I landed up on Dr David Veale’s website. After a proper diagnosis she was treated with medication and CBT. She now enjoys a full life with top up treatment from time to time.

I am now retired and working with OCD Action is a hugely important part of my life. By training I am a scientist and electronics engineer. In the early part of my career I worked with big companies but subsequently I spent the last 25 years starting three entrepreneurial businesses, involving telecommunications, information technology and marketing. My major hobby is DIY and I am now building a very low energy home for my retirement. My big ambition is to get a better deal for all those suffering with OCD, as well as their carers.