O C D B A C K G R O U N D
OCD is a debilitating neurological disorder marked by recurrent intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive hard-to-resist responses (compulsions).
Typically chronic but treatable, OCD is thought to affect some four to six million Americans. For more background, please see the OC Foundation's OCD overview. [click here].
Also see: "Ask Dr. Robin" feature for answers to your general OCD questions.
O C D R E S O U R C E S
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
676 State Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-401-2070
National Institute of Mental Health
NIMH Public Inquiries
6001 Executive Blvd., Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
301-443-4513
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852-2624
301.231.9350
The Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
305 7th Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10001-6008
212.647.1890
The Anxiety Treatment Center
8980 Alderson Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95826
916.366.0647
O C D R E S E A R C H
Stanford University (Volunteers Sought)
O C D M O T I V A T I O N
YourGreaterGood.com Project
R E C O M M E N D E D R E A D I N G
OCD TREATMENT
"Brain Lock" / Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz (Regan Books; 1996)
"The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing" / Dr. Judith Rapoport (Penguin; 1991)
"Stop Obsessing" / Drs. Edna Foa and Reid Wilson (Bantam; 1991)
OCD TREATMENT / CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
"Freeing Your Child from OCD" / Dr. Tamar Chansky / (Crown; 2000)
"Talking Back to OCD" / Dr. John March / (Guilford; 2007)
OCD TREATMENT / SCRUPULOSITY
"The Doubting Disease" / Joseph Ciarrocchi / (Paulist Press; 1995)
OCD ACCOUNTS
"Passing for Normal" / Amy Wilensky / (Scribner, 2000)
"Just Checking" / Emily Colas / (Pocket Books; 1999)
"Devil in the Details" / Jennifer Traig / (Back Bay Books; 2006)
"Everything in its Place" / Marc Summers / (Putnam; 1999)
OCD FICTION
"Kissing Doorknobs" / Terry Spencer Hesser / Bantam; 1999) / (teen fiction)
"Not as Crazy as I Seem" / George Harrar / (Graphia; 2004) / (teen fiction)
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