Books about OCD and OC Spectrum Disorders
The following books about OCD and its treatment can be ordered through Amazon.com. For more information about a book, please click on its title.
Self-Help
General
Compulsive Acts: A Psychiatrist's Tales of Rituals and Obsessions
by Elias Aboujaoude, M.D.
The Anti-Anxiety Workbook: Proven Strategies to Overcome Worry, Phobias, Panic, and Obsessions (The Guilford Self-Help Workbook Series)
by Martin M. Antony, Ph.D. and Peter J. Norton, Ph.D.
The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts
by Lee Baer, Ph.D.
Getting Control: Overcoming Your Obsessions and Compulsions
by Lee Baer, Ph.D., with a foreward by Judith Rapoport, M.D.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Living with OCD
by Cheryl Carmin, Ph.D.
The Obsessive-Compulsive Trap: Real Help for a Real Struggle
by Mark Crawford, Ph.D.
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, Ph.D., and Laura L. Smith, Ph.D.
Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions
by Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., and Reid Wilson, Ph.D.
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty
by Jonathan Grayson, Ph.D.
Coping With OCD: Practical Strategies for Living Well With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Bruce Hyman, Ph.D., with Troy Dufrene
The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Bruce M. Hyman, Ph.D. and Cherry Pedrick, R.N.
The OCD Answer Book: Professional Answers to More Than 250 Top Questions About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Patrick B. McGrath, Ph.D.
Overcoming Compulsive Checking
by Paul R. Munford, Ph.D.
Overcoming Compulsive Washing
by Paul R. Munford, Ph.D.
Over and Over Again: Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Revised Edition
by Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D., and Jose Yaryura-Tobias, M.D.
Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Ian Osborn, M.D.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well
by Fred Penzel, Ph.D.
Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts
by Christine Purdon, Ph.D., C.Psych., and David A. Clark, Ph.D., L.Psych.
The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing: The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Judith L. Rapoport, M.D.
Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D., with Beverly Beyette
Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Treatment Shows Promise in the Most Difficult Cases
by Jamie Talan
Personal Memoirs
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
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
Memoirs of a Born Shlepper: Never Give OCD a Third Thought
by Rod Fadem
Living With Severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Marie Gius
The Thought that Counts: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Jared Kant
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
Desert Lily
by Peter A. Pascaris
Contaminated: My Journey Out of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Gerry Radano, MSW
Trichotillomania
Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania
by Nancy J. Keuthen, Ph.D., Dan J. Stein, M.D., and Gary A. Christenson, M.D.
The Hair-Pulling Problem: A Complete Guide to Trichotillomania
by Fred Penzel, Ph.D.
Impulse Control
The Habit Change Workbook: How to Break Bad Habits and Form Good Ones
by James Claiborn, Ph.D., ABPP, and Cherry Pedrick, R.N.
Stop Me Because I Can't Stop Myself: Taking Control of Impulsive Behavior
by Jon E. Grant, J.D., M.D., and S.W. Kim, M.D.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
The BDD Workbook
by James Claiborn, Ph.D., ABPP, and Cherry Pedrick, R.N.
The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder
by Katharine A. Phillips, M.D.
Feeling Good About the Way You Look: A Program for Overcoming Body Image Problems
by Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D.
Perfectionism
When Perfect Isn't Good Enough: Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism
by Martin M. Antony, Ph.D. and Richard P. Swinson, M.D.
Why Does Everything Have to be Perfect?
by Lynn Schackman, M.D., and Shelagh Ryan Masline
Scrupulosity
The Doubting Disease: Help for Scrupulosity and Religious Compulsions
by Joseph W. Ciarrocchi, Ph.D.
Hoarding
Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding
by Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D., ABPP, Jerome Bubrick, Ph.D., and Jose Yaryura-Tobias, M.D.
Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding
by David F. Tolin, Ph.D., Randy O. Frost, Ph.D., and Gail S. Steketee, Ph.D.
Family
Freeing your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Tamar E. Chansky, Ph.D.
Helping Your Child With OCD
by Lee Fitzgibbons, Ph.D., and Cherry Pedrick, R.N.
Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say "No Way" - and Parents Say "Way to Go"
by John S. March, M.D.
What to do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions
by Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D.
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, Th.D.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: New Help for the Family
by Herbert L. Gravitz, Ph.D.
Loving Someone with OCD: Help for You and Your Family
by Karen J. Landsman, Ph.D., Kathleen M. Rupertus, M.A., M.S., and Cherry Pedrick, R.N.
Children and Adolescents
You Do That Too? Adolescents and OCD
by Jose Arturo and Rena Benson
Repetitive Rhonda
by Jan Evans, MA
Not As Crazy As I Seem
by George Harrar
What to do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD
by Dawn Huebner, Ph.D.
Blink, Blink, Clop, Clop: Why Do We Do Things We Can't Stop? An OCD Storybook
by E. Katia Moritz, Ph.D., and Jennifer Jablonsky
Mr. Worry: A Story About OCD
by Holly L. Niner
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, Ph.D.
General Anxiety References
Self-Help
The Peace of Mind Prescription: An Authoritative Guide to Finding the Most Effective Treatment for Anxiety and Depression
by Dennis S. Charney, M.D., and Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D., with Stephen Braun
The Agoraphobia Workbook
by C. Allec Pollard, Ph.D., and Elke Zuercher-White, Ph.D.
Don't Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks (Third Edition)
by Reid Wilson, Ph.D.
Family
Freeing your Child from Anxiety
by Tamar E. Chansky, Ph.D.
Freeing Your Child From Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility and Happiness
by Tamar E. Chansky, Ph.D.
Professionals
General
Clinical Handbook of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Related Problems
Edited by Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Ph.D., Dean McKay, and Steven Taylor
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Advances in Psychotherapy (An Evidence-Based Practice Book)
by Jonathon S. Abramowitz, Ph.D.
Concepts and Controversies in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Edited by Jonathon S. Abramowitz, Ph.D., 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, Th.D.
Mastery of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach (Therapist Guide)
by Edna Foa, Ph.D., and Michael J. Kozak, Ph.D.
Mastery of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach (Client Workbook)
by Edna Foa, Ph.D., and Michael J. Kozak, Ph.D.
Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapies in Practice (Guides to Individualized Evidence-Based Treatment)
by Lizabeth Roemer and Susan M. Orsillo
Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Gail S. Steketee, Ph.D.
Overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Behavioral and Cognitive Protocol for the Treatment of OCD (Therapist Protocol)
by Gail S. Steketee, Ph.D.
Overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Behavioral and Cognitive Protocol for the Treatment of OCD (Client Manual)
by Gail S. Steketee, Ph.D.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies
Edited by Gail S. Steketee, Ph.D., Teresa Pigott, M.D., and Todd Schemmel, Ph.D. candidate
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Theory, Research and Treatment
Edited by Richard P. Swinson, M.D., Martin M. Antony, Ph.D., Stanley Rachman, Ph.D., and Margaret A. Richter, M.D.
Cognitive Therapy of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Guide for Professionals
by Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D., and Gail S. Steketee, Ph.D.
Biobehavioral Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
by Jose A. Yaryura-Tobias, M.D., and Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D.
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, Ph.D.
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, Ph.D. and Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed.
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, M.D., M.P.H., and Karen Mulle, B.S.N., M.T.S., M.S.W.
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, Ph.D., Gary R. Geffken, Ph.D., and Tanya K. Murphy, M.D.
Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Manual
by Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D.
Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children
by Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D.
Treatment of Hoarding
Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring (Therapist Guide)
by Gail S. Steketee, Ph.D., and Randy O. Frost, Ph.D.
Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring (Client Workbook)
by Gail S. Steketee, Ph.D., and Randy O. Frost, Ph.D.
Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder
by Katharine A. Phillips, M.D.
Treatment of Scrupulosity
The Doubting Disease: Help for Scrupulosity and Religious Compulsions
by Joseph W. Ciarrocchi, Ph.D.