With answer to the 100 most often asked questions, this classic work combines the latest in scientific knowledge with supportive case histories and practical suggestions for help, and offers new hope to those touched by this insidious and widespread malady.
Ian Osborn, MD, a specialist in OCD and a sufferer himself, has written the first comprehensive book on the experience, diagnosis, and treatment of OCD.
This comprehensive guide discusses the entire spectrum of obsessive compulsive disorders, from the classic form characterized by intrusive, repetitive, and often unpleasant thoughts, to body dysmorphic disorder (“imagined ugliness”), trichotillomania, compulsive skin picking, and nail biting.
An important story, Saving Sammy is part manifesto, part medical mystery, but is at its heart the empowering and inspiring story of a mother’s determination to save her son, take on the medical establishment–and win.
This book depicts the life of Fred Mletzko, an accomplished Coast Guard Officer and High School Math Teacher and Coach, who, despite struggling with OCD, has achieved numerous goals and had many interesting experiences throughout his life. His example will offer those with OCD hope for the future.
Sharing with her readers all she has learned, the author provides a hands-on course in what severe OCD looks like and what it takes to get well.
A candid memoir exploring one man’s journey through obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), clinical depression, and the search for stability amid personal and family turmoil.
The captivating true story of promising young athlete’s sudden descent into severe mental illness, and the brilliant Harvard doctor who broke through the boundaries of traditional medicine to save him.
An original collection of fiction and poetry written about obsessive compulsive disorder by the people who know best.
Writing with wry wit, unflinching candor, and resounding insight, Shala takes readers on a riveting journey into the dark and dimly understood inner workings of OCD and its frequent co-conspirator, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).
