Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Resources

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BOOKS

• Dumont, Raeann. The Sky is Falling: Understanding and Coping with Phobias, Panic and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1996.
• Foa, E., and R. Wilson. Stop Obsessing! How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions. New York: Bantam, 1991.
• Schwartz, Jeffrey. Brain Lock. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.
• Schwartz, Jeffrey. Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior: A Four-Step Self-Treatment Method to Change Your Brain Chemistry. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.
• Swedo, S. E., and H. L. Leonard. It's Not All In Your Head. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.

PERIODICALS

• Hiss, H., E. B. Foa, and M. J. Kozak. "Relapse Prevention Program for Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 62 (1994): 801-808.
• "How Do Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Compare?" Harvard Mental Health Letter (July 1995).
• Jenike, Michael A., and Scott L. Rauch. "Managing the Patient with Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder." Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 55, no. 3 (1994): 11-17.
• Talan, Jamie. "A Link to Strep, Behavior: The Infection May Trigger Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms." Newsday, 21 May 1996, B31.

ORGANIZATIONS

• Anxiety Disorders Association of America. 11900 Park Lawn Drive, Ste. 100, Rockville, MD 20852. (800) 545-7367. <http://www.adaa.org>.
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). Colonial Place Three, 2107 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 300, Arlington, VA 22201-3042. (800) 950-6264. <http://www.nami.org>.
• National Anxiety Foundation. 3135 Custer Dr., Lexington, KY 40517. (606) 272-7166. <http://www.lexington-on-line.com/naf.html>.
• National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH). 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rm. 8184, MSC 9663
• National Mental Health Association. 1021 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 684-7722. <http://www.nmha.org>.
• Obsessive-Compulsive Anonymous. P.O. Box 215, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. (516) 741-4901. . <http://members.aol.com/west24th/index.html>.
• Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation. P.O. Box 70, Milford, CT 06460. (203) 874-3843. . <http://pages.prodigy.com/alwillen/ocf.html>.
• [Article by: Carol A. Turkington; Paula Ford-Martin]



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