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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
The following recommendations for books, articles and websites are for general issues to help cope with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Self Help Articles
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Self-Help Guide
An extremely useful guide to OCD from the Northumberland Mental Health Trust. Is not just a leaflet but a self help guide written by clinical psychologists with examples and exercises. It will print onto 8 sheets of A4 paper.
Recommended Books
The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
Cherry Pedrick
A highly recommended book which offers readable explanations of OCD and structured self help programmes for overcoming symptoms. A reviewer said “…it can help you live your life the way it should be lived…”
Brain Lock
Jeffrey Schwartz
Best Links
OCD Action
OCD Action is the national charity for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the related disorders such as Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Compulsive Skin Picking (CSP) and Trichotillomania (hair pulling).
Pysch Central: OCD
Some basic information about OCD including a checklist of symptoms.
OCD UK
An easy to read summary of the Four Step approach to tackling OCD from Brain Lock by Jeffrey Schwartz.