A crossover randomized trial tested GGRO, the relationship track of ocd.app, which Prof. Guy Doron co-developed, in 97 university students without a clinical diagnosis (Roncero, Belloch & Doron, 2019). Fifteen days of app use led to greater improvement than waiting in OCD-related beliefs, in partner-focused ROCD symptoms and in self-esteem. Relationship-centered symptoms also decreased after…
Updated: 28 October 2026 Digital exercises can offer a structured way to practise responding differently to intrusive thoughts and rigid beliefs. This page brings together the apps discussed on ROCD.net, explains their relationship to the research, and distinguishes current resources from earlier products. ocd.app: the current public self-help resource ocd.app provides brief cognitive behavioural exercises,…
Our first paper on GGRO was published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. In this exploratory open trial, 20 university students completed 15 days of brief daily training with the app. Their OCD-related beliefs and OCD symptoms, including relationship obsessions, decreased, while depression symptoms did not change. The study had no control…
Update, October 2026: The GG apps have since evolved into ocd.app. See our ocd.app page for the current app. ROCD and other OCD symptoms are frequently related to body image distress and preoccupations such as found in BDD. A new mobile app dealing with such problems, named GGBI is now out in the apple store…
In a new survey regarding user satisfaction of GGRO (n=75) 95.6% of participating users responded “strongly agree” or “agree” to the statement “I like using GGRO”. In addition, 83.1% of users responded “strongly agree” or “agree” with the statement “GGRO is a useful training App for dealing with relationships doubts and preoccupations” and 68.9% of…
Throw away and pull towards: A new way to challenge OCD related cognitions using the GGRO mobile application training platform. Authors: M. Roncero, B. Pascual, S. Arnáez, M. Giraldo-O’Meara, G. García-Soriano, A. Belloch, and G. Doron. According to cognitive models of OCD, obsessive compulsive symptoms result from catastrophic misinterpretations of commonly occurring intrusive thoughts, images…
Click here! or read below. What We’re Learning About Relationship Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (ROCD) “During the holidays my obsessions are the worst. Doctor, I must know whether I’m in the right relationship! I cannot go on like this. Every little thing triggers my relationship doubts. When I see couples buying each other holiday gifts or families…
Update, October 2026: The GG apps have since evolved into ocd.app. See our ocd.app page for the current app. Following your requests for a mobile app dealing with common OCD symptoms like fear of harm, contamination, fear of sin and more, GGOC is now out in the apple store and Google Play: these are the…
We thank all those participating in our pilot study of GGRO! below are the results of the study. Background: Previous research has linked relationship-related anxieties, doubts and preoccupations (i.e., relationship obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms; ROCD) with reduced functioning, decreased relational and sexual functioning and lower mood. As knowledge of ROCD is emerging, individuals with such symptoms may be…
Update, October 2026: The GG apps have since evolved into ocd.app. See our ocd.app page for the current app. ‘GG relationship’ the new app developed to help in the treatment of ROCD symptoms is out. To download from the iTunes store press HERE To read more about eh new app click HERE.