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Resources for Family and Friends

A list of useful resources for family and friends including other websites and self-help books.

 

Links to other websites

We've provided these links for information and convenience only. Links to external websites have been carefully checked, however we are not responsible for the content of these third party websites.

Guide for patients and families
OCD and Parenting
OCD Family
Parents of Adults with OCD list
Young and obsessed

You can also find help and support on the OCD-UK Bulletin Board.

 

Self-Help Books

Freeing your child from OCD - Buy Now Freeing your child from OCD

Author: Tamar E. Chansky.
2001 - Times Books


This is an American book full of empathy towards both child and parent.

 

From Thoughts to Obsessions: OCD in Children and Adolescents - Buy Now From Thoughts to Obsessions: OCD in Children and Adolescents
Author: Per Hove Thomsen.
1999 - Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Written for parents and professionals.

 

Helping Your Child with OCD: A Workbook for Parents of Children with OCD - Buy Now Helping Your Child with OCD: A Workbook for Parents of Children with OCD

Authors: Lee Fitzgibbons, Cherry Pedrick.
2003 - New Harbinger Publications

This book offers parents personalised strategies they can use to help their child break free from OCD with step by step guides.
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Loving Someone with OCD: Help for You and Your Family  - Buy Now Loving Someone with OCD: Help for You and Your Family

Authors: Kathleen Rupertus, Cherry Pedrick, Karen Landsman .
2005 - New Harbinger Publications


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OCD: Help for Children and Adolescents- Buy Now OCD: Help for Children and Adolescents
Author: Mitzi Waltz.
2000 - O'Reilly UK


 

OCD: New Help for the Family - Buy Now OCD: New Help for the Family
Author: Herbert L. Gravitz.
1998 - Partners Publishing Group

At last a book for those who live with the torments of OCD! No longer is it necessary for families to surrender to OCD, to give up their freedom. This book gives hope to the family members and offers clear, concise ways to promote healing while living with OCD.

 

OCD - A Survival Guide for Family and Friends - Buy Now OCD - A Survival Guide for Family and Friends
Author: Roy C.
1997 - OCD Anonymous,U.S

Provides parents with the support they need and the facts about this challenging disorder. Written by a team of professionals and parents.

 

What to Do When Your Child Has OCD: Strategies and Solutions - Buy Now What to Do When Your Child Has OCD: Strategies and Solutions
Author: Aureen Pinto, PH.D. Wagner.
2002 - Lighthouse Press

In plain language the author speaks to the many and complex concerns parents of children with OCD have -- always with this goal: to help minimize the impact of OCD on the child and family

 

Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children - Buy Now Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children
Author: Aureen Pinto, PH.D. Wagner.
2002 - Lighthouse Press



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