Resources

Additional resources are available to help you learn more about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Below is a list of websites, organizations, and books to get started.

Web Sites

Medline Plus: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Library of Medicine
Online repository of articles published in peer-reviewed medical journals.

Organizations

Anxiety Disorders Association of America

8730 Georgia Ave., Suite 600
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: 240-485-1001
www.adaa.org

Please visit our website for more information about OCD, including a comprehensive list of self-help resources, treatment providers, and support groups.

American Psychiatric Association

1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-3901
Tel: 703-907-7300
www.psych.org

American Psychological Association

750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Tel: 800-374-2721
www.apa.org

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

750 First St. NE, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002-4241
Tel: 202-408-8600
www.socialworkers.org

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation

112 Water Street Suite 501
Boston, MA 02109
Tel: 617-973-5801
www.ocfoundation.org

Books for Professionals

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Advances in
Psychotherapy (Evidence-Based Practice)

by Jonathan S. Abramowitz (Hogrefe & Huber, 2006)

Current Treatments of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

by Michele Tortora Pato, MD, and Joseph Zohar, MD
(American Psychiatric Publishing,Inc., 2001)

The Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

by Gail S. Steketee, Andrew W. Ellis
(Guilford Publications, Inc., 1996)

Books Recommended for Patients

Freedom From Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living With Uncertainty

by Jonathan Grayson (Penguin Group(USA), 2004)

The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free
From Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (2nd edition)

by Bruce M. Hyman, Cherry Pedrick (New Harbinger Publications, 2005)

Overcoming Obsessive Checking

by Paul R.Munford (New Harbinger Publications, 2004)
Additional books about OCD are available from the online bookstore at
The ADAA bookstore.

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Please visit the ADAA website to find more information about OCD and other anxiety disorders.