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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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Books

Blink, Blink, Clop, Clop: Why Do We Do Things We Can't Stop? An OCD Storybook
A description of OCD and its most common symptoms, using animals as main characters.

E. Katia Moritz, Ph.D. and Jennifer Jablonsky.
New York: Harper Collins 1996
Available at Amazon.com

Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive- Compulsive Behavior
A Four –Step Self-Treatment Method To Change Your Brain Chemistry.

Jeffery Schwartz
New York Harper Collins 1996
Available at Amazon.com

Freeing your Child from OCD
A step-by-step guide on how To break the cycle of rituals, empower your child to take control and maximize his/her recovery.
Tamar E. Chansky, Ph.D.
Three Rivers Press, New York, 2000
Available at Amazon.com

Getting Control: Overcoming your Obsessions and Compulsions
Provides a step-by-step program to evaluate symptoms, establish goals, and design exercises to regain control through the use of cognitive-behavioral techniques.
Lee Baer, Ph.D. with a forward by Judith Rapoport,M.D. Plume Book Publishers, New York, 2nd Ed., 2000
Available at Amazon.com

Helping Your Child with OCD
This book is a personalized Guide for parents of a child with OCD. Find out more effective techniques in controlling your child’s symptoms.
Lee Fitzgibbons, Ph.D. and Cherry Pedrick, R.N.
New Harbinger Press, California, 2003
Available at Amazon.com

It’s Not All in Your Head
Swedo, S .E. and H.L. Leonard
New York: Harper Collins, 1996
Available at HarperCollins.com

Kids Like Me
Compelling stories of five children with OCD written for children.
Connie Foster with a forward by Marc Summers.

Learning to Live with OCD
A practical guide for family members coping with a loved one who has OCD.
Barbara L. Van Noppen, M.S.W., Michele T. Pato. M.D., and Steven Rasmussen, M.D.
Available at Amazon.com

Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder: A Guide
An invaluable guide for both patient and practitioner.
John Greist
Available at Amazon.com

Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder In Children and Adolescents
This booklet is intended to be a Companion to the booklet entitled "Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder:A Guide" by John Greist, M.D. and will maximize understanding of OCD in children and adolescents.
Hugh F. Johnston M.D. and J. Jay Fruehling, M.A.
Available at Amazon.com

Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder: A survival Guide for Family and Friends
A Twelve-Step program designed for the family of an OCD sufferer.
Roy C.
Available at Amazon.com

Over and Over Again
Provides answers to many of the most commonly asked questions by OCD patients.
Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D., and Jose Yaryura-Tobias, M.D.
Lexington Books, New York, 1995.
Available at Amazon.com

Teaching the Tiger
A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders,Tourette Syndrome, or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. This is particularly written for teachers and parents.
Marilyn P. Dornbush and Sheryl K. Pruitt.
Hope Press, Duarte, CA, 1995
Available at Amazon.com

 

 

Tourette’s Syndrome: Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions, Development Psychopathology and Clinical Care
This is a text book for professionals.
James F. Leckman and Donald J. Cohen.
John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1999

School Personnel: A Critical Link
An essential guide to the identification, treatment and management of OCD in children and adolescents.
Gail B. Adams, Ed.D., and Marcia Torchia, R.N.
Available at Amazon.com

Stop Obsessing! How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions
A practical self-help guide that discusses how to develop and implement a plan using behavioral and cognitive techniques to overcome obsessions and compulsions.
Edna Foa Ph.D. and, Reid Wilson Ph.D.
Bantam Books, New York, 2nd Ed.2001
Available at Amazon.com

Understanding Tourette Syndrome
A Handbook for Educators
2nd Ed. Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada
Toronto, CA, 2001
Available at Amazon.com

Up & Down The Worry Hill
Designed for parents or professionals and children to read together. It offers the chance to engage in an open discussion about the disorder and help prepare the child to engage in treatment.
Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D.
Lighthouse Press Inc. New Jersey, 2000
Available at Amazon.com

What To Do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Step-by-step practical guidance and hope for children, adolescents and families to triumph over OCD.
Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D.
Lighthouse Press Inc., New Jersey, 2002
Available at Amazon.com

When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough
If you dread making mistakes and feel that nothing you do is quite good enough, this book offers you hope and help.
Martin M. Antony, Ph.D. and Richard P. Swinson, M.D.
New Harbinger Publications, CA, 1998
Available at Amazon.com

Special Education

Negotiating the Special Education Maze
A Guide for Parents and Teachers
W. Anderson, S. Chitwood, and D. Hayden
Woodbine House, Rockville, MD, 1992
Available at Amazon.com

The Special Education Handbook
K. Shore
Teachers College Press, 1986
Available at Amazon.com

The Special Education Sourcebook
Michael S. Rosenberg and Irene Edmond-Rosenberg
Woodbine House, Rockville, MD, 1994
Available at Amazon.com

You, Your Child, and “Special” Education
Cutler, Barbara Coyne-Baltimore, MD
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. 1993
Available at Amazon.com

Videos

The Touching Tree: A Story of a Child With OCD
Award-winning video.
OC Foundation, CT, 1993.