There are effective treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - medications, psychotherapy, and cognitive therapy all offer strategies for managing the intrusive thoughts and repetitive rituals that are characteristic of OCD.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children & Adolescents (AACAP)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Information Center
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
OCD Resources (Western Suffolk Psychological Services)
OCD Self-Help and Support Groups (Ontario)
Ontario Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Network
Rising Hope - Support for Sufferers & Families
Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Baer, Lee
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Baer, Lee
The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts. Dutton, 2000
Chansky, Tamar E.
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents. Three Rivers Press, 2001
Hyman, Bruce M., & Pedrick, Cherry
The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. New Harbinger, 1999
Osborne, Ian
Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Delacorte Press, 1999
Rapaport, Judith L.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents. American Psychiatric Press, 1989
Rapaport, Judith L.
The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing: The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Penguin Books, 1991
Schwartz, Jeffrey M.
Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior. Harper-Collins, 1997
Waltz, Mitzi, & Claiborn,
James M.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Help for Children and Adolescents. O'Reilly & Associates, 2000
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