There are many books available these days about OCD and related disorders, from memoirs to self-help books. The following list is likely just a small percentage of all the books out there. If you would like to see a book added to this list, please submit this form. These books have not been reviewed, and are not necessarily endorsed by the IOCDF. This list is provided for informational purposes only.
The book list is broken down into the following categories, for easier browsing:
Self-Help
General
- Compulsive Acts: A Psychiatrist’s Tales of Rituals and Obsessions
by Elias Aboujaoude, MD - Getting Over OCD: A 10-Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life
by Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD - The Anti-Anxiety Workbook: Proven Strategies to Overcome Worry Phobias Panic and Obsessions (The Guilford Self-Help Workbook Series)
by Martin M. Antony, PhD and Peter J. Norton, PhD - The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts
by Lee Baer, PhD - Getting Control: Overcoming Your Obsessions and Compulsions
by Lee Baer, PhD, with a forward by Judith Rapoport, MD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Living with OCD
by Cheryl Carmin, PhD - The Obsessive-Compulsive Trap Real Help for a Real Struggle
by Mark Crawford, PhD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Facts
by Padmal de Silva and Stanley Rachman - The Sky is Falling: Understanding and Coping with Phobias Panic and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Raeann Dumont - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder For Dummies
by Charles H. Elliott, PhD and Laura L. Smith, PhD - Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions
by Edna B. Foa, PhD and Reid Wilson, PhD - Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty
by Jonathan Grayson, PhD - The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbooks)
by Jon Hershfield MFT - Coping With OCD: Practical Strategies for Living Well With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Bruce Hyman, PhD with Troy Dufrene - The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Bruce M. Hyman, PhD and Cherry Pedrick, RN - The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Conquering Obsessive Compulsive Behavior
by Bruce Mansbridge, PhD - The OCD Answer Book: Professional Answers to More Than 250 Top Questions About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Patrick B. McGrath, PhD - Overcoming Compulsive Checking
by Paul R. Munford, PhD - Over and Over: Again Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Revised Edition
by Fugen Neziroglu, PhD and Jose Yaryura-Tobias, MD - Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Ian Osborn, MD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well
by Fred Penzel, PhD - Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts
by Christine Purdon, PhD, CPsych and David A, Clark, PhD, LPsych - The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing: The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Judith L. Rapoport, MD - Why Does Everything Have to be Perfect?
by Lynn Schackman, MD and Shelagh Ryan Masline - Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, MD with Beverly Beyette - Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Treatment Shows Promise in the Most Difficult Cases
by Jamie Talan - Conquer Your Fears and Phobias for Teens: How to Build Courage and Stop Fear from Holding You Back (Instant Help Solutions)
by Andrea Umbach PsyD - Coping with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Step-by-Step Guide Using the Latest CBT Techniques (Coping with (Oneworld))
by Jan van Niekerk
Personal Memoirs
- The Man Who Couldn’t Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought
by David Adam - The Boy Who Finally Stopped Washing: OCD From Both Sides of the Couch
by John B. - Rewind Replay Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Jeff Bell - When in Doubt Make Belief: An OCD-Inspired Approach to Living with Uncertainty
by Jeff Bell - Obsessive-Compulsive Anonymous: Recovering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Roy C. - The Thing Inside My Head: A Family’s Journey Through Mental Illness
by Lois Chaber - Exiting the Maze
by Nathan Cole - OCD and Me: My Unconventional Journey Through Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Bess Cunningham - Life in a Whirlwind of Numbers. 26 Years of OCD, 2nd Edition
by David William Dahlberg - Battle for Control: A Memoir of Anorexia, Exercise Bulimia, and Other Compulsions
by Doug Erlandson - Memoirs of a Born Shlepper Never Give OCD a Third Thought
by Rod Fadem - Obeying Conflicting Demands: Silencing the Voice of Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
by Denise R. Folcik - Living With Severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Marie Gius - The People You Meet in Real Life
by Melissa Ann Hopely - The Thought that Counts: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager’s Experience with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Jared Kant - The Crazy and The Damned: An OCD Memoir: A Story of Hope & Victory
by Robert Lanni - Saving Sammy: Curing the Boy Who Caught OCD
by Beth Alison Maloney - From Tortured to Almost Free: A Psychiatric Therapist’s Life with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Cathy Goldstein Mullin, LICSW - I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands: The Other Side of OCD
by J. J. Keeler - Fixation Pains …A True Struggle for Survival
by John Michael Molinari, III - Life in Rewind: The Story of a Young Courageous Man Who Persevered Over OCD and the Harvard Doctor Who Broke All the Rules to Help Him
by Terry Weible Murphy, Michael A. Jenike, and Edward E Zine - Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction Poetry and Artwork About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by People with OCD
by E.I. Muse and Jennifer Abrams - Desert Lily
by Peter A. Pascaris - Contaminated: My Journey Out of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Gerry Radano, MSW - “It’ll be Okay:” How I Kept Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) from Ruining My Life
by Shannon Shy - Charcoal Grey: A memoir of obsessive-compulsive disorder
by Carina Sanfey - Strivings Within – The OCD Christian: Overcoming Doubt in the Storm of Anxiety
by Mitzi VanCleve - Triggered: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Fletcher Wortmann - Laid Bare
by Jesse Fink - An OCD Life
by Fred Mletzko
Trichotillomania
- Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania
by Nancy J Keuthen, PhD, Dan J. Stein, MD, and Gary A. Christenson, MD - The Hair-Pulling Problem: A Complete Guide to Trichotillomania
by Fred Penzel, PhD
Impulse Control
- The Habit Change Workbook: How to Break Bad Habits and Form Good Ones
by James Claiborn, PhD, ABPP and Cherry Pedrick, RN - Stop Me Because I Can’t Stop Myself: Taking Control of Impulsive Behavior
by Jon E Grant, JD, MD and S.W. Kim, MD
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- The BDD Workbook
by James Claiborn, PhD, ABPP and Cherry Pedrick, RN - The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder
by Katharine A Phillips, MD - Feeling Good About the Way You Look: A Program for Overcoming Body Image Problems
by Sabine Wilhelm, PhD - Overcoming Body Image Problems
by David Veale, Rob Willson, and Alex Clarke - Overcoming OCD
by David Veale and Rob Willson - Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder An Essential Guide
by Katharine A Phillips, MD
Perfectionism
- The Perfectionist’s Handbook: Take Risks Invite Criticism and Make the Most of Your Mistakes
by Jeff Szymanski, PhD - When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough: Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism
by Martin M. Antony, PhD and Richard P. Swinson, MD
Scrupulosity
- The Doubting Disease: Help for Scrupulosity and Religious Compulsions
by Joseph W Ciarrocchi, PhD
Hoarding
- Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding
by Fugen Neziroglu, PhD, ABPP, Jerome Bubrick, PhD, and Jose Yaryura-Tobias, MD - Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring Saving and Hoarding
by David F Tolin, PhD, Randy O. Frost, PhD, and Gail S. Steketee, PhD - Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter Hoarding and Compulsive Acquiring
by Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, and Tamara L. Hartl, PhD - Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things
by Randy O. Frost, PhD. and Gail S. Steketee, PhD
Hypochondriasis
- Overcoming Health Anxiety
by Rob Willson and David Veale
Asperger’s Syndrome and OCD
- Stuck Asperger’s Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors
by Jonathan Hoffman, PhD
Family
- Freeing your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Tamar E Chansky, PhD - Helping Your Child With OCD
by Lee Fitzgibbons, PhD and Cherry Pedrick, R.N. - Stolen Child: A Mother’s Journey to Rescue Her Son from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Laurie Gough - When a Family Member Has OCD: Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Skills to Help Families Affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Jon Hershfield MFT - Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say “No Way” – and Parents Say “Way to Go”
by John S. March, MD - What to do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions
by Aureen Pinto Wagner, PhD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Help for Children and Adolescents
by Mitzi Waltz
For Family Members of Adults with OCD
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Guide for Family Friends and Pastors
by Robert Collie, ThD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: New Help for the Family
by Herbert L. Gravitz, PhD - Loving Someone with OCD: Help for You and Your Family
by Karen J. Landsman, PhD, Kathleen M. Rupertus, MA, MS, and Cherry Pedrick, RN
Children and Adolescents
- You Do That Too? Adolescents and OCD
by Jose Arturo and Rena Benson - The Imaginaries
by Don and Ron Bertram - Adalyn’s Clare
by Kari Dunn Buron - Ten Turtles on Tuesday: A Story for Children About Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Ellen Flanagan Burns - Being Me with OCD: How I Learned to Obsess Less and Live My Life
by Alison Dotson - The ABC’s of OCD!
by Kathleen Dunn - Repetitive Rhonda
by Jan Evans MA - Not As Crazy As I Seem
by George Harrar - No One is Perfect and YOU Are a Great Kid
by Kim Hix - What to do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD
by Dawn Huebner, PhD - Blink Blink Clop Clop: Why Do We Do Things We Can’t Stop? An OCD Storybook
by E Katia Moritz, PhD and Jennifer Jablonsky - Mr. Worry: A Story About OCD
by Holly L. Niner - Willow Wonders. Why do I Worry?
by Wynne Radcliffe and Kristin Beckstrom Radcliffe - Free from OCD: A Workbook for Teens with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Timothy A. Sisemore PhD - The Ray of Hope: A Teenager’s Fight Against Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Ray St John - A Thought is Just a Thought A Story of Living with OCD
by Leslie Talley - Up & Down the Worry Hill: A Children’s Book about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and its Treatment
by Aureen P Wagner, PhD - Take Control of OCD: The Ultimate Guide for Kids With OCD
by Bonnie Zucker
Professionals
General
- Clinical Handbook of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Related Problems
Edited by Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD, Dean McKay and Steven Taylor - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Advances in Psychotherapy (An Evidence-Based Practice Book)
by Jonathon S. Abramowitz, PhD - Concepts and Controversies in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Edited by Jonathon S. Abramowitz. PhD and Arthur C. Houts - Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for OCD
by David A. Clark - The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Pastoral Care for the Road to Change
by Robert M. Collie, ThD - Mastery of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach (Therapist Guide)
by Edna Foa, PhD and Michael J. Kozak, PhD - Mastery of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach (Client Workbook)
by Edna Foa, PhD and Michael J. Kozak, PhD - The Literary and Linguistic Construction of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: No Ordinary Doubt (Literary Disability Studies)
by Patricia Friedrich, PhD - Clinical Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in Adults and Children
Robert Hudak, MD (Editor) and Darin Dougherty, MD (Editor) - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: Practical Management
by Michael Jenike, MD, Lee Baer, PhD, and William Minichiello, EdD - Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Gail S. Steketee, PhD - Overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Behavioral and Cognitive Protocol for the Treatment of OCD (Therapist Protocol)
by Gail S. Steketee, PhD - Overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder A Behavioral and Cognitive Protocol for the Treatment of OCD (Client Manual)
by Gail S. Steketee, PhD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies)
Edited by Gail S. Steketee, PhD, Teresa Pigott, MD, and Todd Schemmel, PhD candidate - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Theory Research and Treatment
Edited by Richard P Swinson MD Martin M Antony PhD Stanley Rachman PhD and Margaret A Richter MD - OCD Treatment Through Storytelling: A Strategy for Successful Therapy
by Allen Weg - Cognitive Therapy of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Guide for Professionals
by Sabine Wilhelm, PhD and Gail S. Steketee, PhD - Biobehavioral Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
by Jose A. Yaryura-Tobias, MD and Fugen Neziroglu, PhD
For Teachers
- Teaching Kids With Mental Health and Learning Disorders in the Regular Classroom: How to Recognize Understand and Help Challenged (And Challenging) Students Succeed
by Myles L. Cooley, PhD - Teaching the Tiger: A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Marilyn P. Dornbush, PhD and Sheryl K. Pruitt, MEd
For Professional Organizers
- What Every Professional Organizer Needs To Know About Hoarding
by Judith Kolberg
Treatment of OCD in Children & Adolescents
- OCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Manual
by John S. March, MD, MPH and Karen Mulle, BSN, MTS, MSW - Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Childhood OCD: It’s Only a False Alarm (Therapist Guide)
by John Piacentini, Audra Langley, and Tami Roblek - Handbook of Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Edited by Eric A. Storch, PhD, Gary R. Geffken, PhD, and Tanya K. Murphy, MD - Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Manual
by Aureen Pinto Wagner, PhD - The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Practical Skills to Help You Overcome Anxiety Worry Panic Attacks Obsessions and Compulsions
by Pamela S. Wiegartz, PhD and Kevin L. Gyoerkoe, PsyD (2009) - Family Based Treatment for Young Children With OCD: Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work)
by Jennifer Freemand and Abbe Garcia - Family-Based Treatment for Young Children with OCD Workbook (Programs That Work)
by Jennifer Freeman and Abbe Garcia
Treatment of Hoarding
- Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring (Therapist Guide)
by Gail S. Steketee, PhD and Randy O. Frost, PhD - Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring (Client Workbook)
by Gail S. Steketee, PhD and Randy O. Frost, PhD - The Hoarding Handbook: A Guide for Human Service Professionals
by Christiana Bratiotis, PhD, LCSW, Cristina Sorrentino Schmalisch, PhD, and Gail Steketee, PhD
Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder
by Katharine A. Phillips, MD - Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Treatment Manual
by David Veale and Fugen Neziroglu
Treatment of Scrupulosity
- The Doubting Disease Help for Scrupulosity and Religious Compulsions
by Joseph W. Ciarrocchi, PhD
Treatment of Hypochondriasis
- Treatment of Health Anxiety and Hypochondriasis: A Biopsychosocial Approach
by Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD and Autumn E. Braddock
Treating Impulse Control Disorders
- Impulse Control Disorders
Elias Aboujaoude, MD (Editor) and Lorrin M. Koran, MD (Editor)
Treatment of Asperger’s Syndrome & OCD
- Stuck: Asperger’s Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors
by Jonathan Hoffman, PhD
Multimedia
DVDs
- Treating the Severe OCD Client (part of the Strategic Treatment of Anxiety Disorders 5-part video series)
with Reid Wilson, PhD - Engaging the Ambivalent OCD Client (part of the Strategic Treatment of Anxiety Disorders 5-part video series)
with Reid Wilson, PhD - The Touching Tree
Multimedia Kits
- Information About Compulsive Hoarding (DVD)
by Renae Reinardy, PsyD, LP - OCD in the Classroom A Multi-Media Program for Parents Teachers and School Personnel (VHS and DVD)
by Marlene Targ Brill and Gail B. Adams, EdD - Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Manual (CD-ROM and Manual)
by Aureen Pinto Wagner, PhD
Apps
- Live OCD Free mobile therapy app (for iphone ipod touch and the ipad)
by Dr Kristen Mulcahy