University of Florida Department of Psychiatry College of Medicine University of Florida

Resources

Books Suggested for Further Reading:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Guide. by John H. Greist. Madison Institute of Medicine, 7th Revised edition, 2000.

Stop Obsessing: How to Overcome You Obsessions and Compulsions (Revised Edition). by Edna Foa and Reid Wilson. Bantam Books, 2001.

Front Of The Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me The Teacher I NeverHad. by Brad Cohen. Vanderwyk & Burnham, 2005.

Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children, 2nd edition. by Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D. Lighthouse Press, Inc., 2005.

The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder. by Katherine Phillips. Oxford Univ Press, USA; Revised & Expanded edition, 2005.

Man, Interrupted by James Bailey. Open Book Press; 2nd edition, 2005.

Man, Interrupted: Welcome to the Bizarre World of OCD, Where Once More is Never Enough by: James Bailey, Mainstream Publishing, 2008.

Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say "No Way" and Parents Say "Way to Go" by John S. March. The Guilford Press, coming in January 2007.

Organizations and Resources:

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (OCF), Inc.

PO Box 961029

Boston, MA 02196

Telephone (617) 973-5801

Anxiety Disorders Association of America8730 Georgia Ave. Suite 600

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Telephone: 240-485-1001

Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. 
42-40 Bell Boulevard 
New York, NY 11361-2874 
Telephone: 800-237-0717

Freedom From Fear 
308 Seaview Ave. 
Staten Island, NY 10305 
Telephone: 718-351-1717

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy 
305 Seventh Ave., 16th Floor 
New York, NY 10001 
Telephone: 212-647-1890

The Body Image Program
Butler Hospital 
345 Blackstone Boulevard 
Providence, Rhode Island 02906 
Telephone: 401-455-6200

Videotapes/DVDs:

The Surface. Adam Bernard, writer/director, ANB Productions, 2001. 
 
Adam wrote, shot, directed, edited and produced this insight into what it's like to deal with an OCD monster that is constantly sowing doubts in the mind. The Surface is a short film about Brian, a teenager who is plagued by commands to act out numerous bizarre rituals given by a mysterious and seemingly omnipotent young man who portrays OCD. One day, Brian decides to defy his foe and battle to over-come his fears. He discovers however, that it is not ready to give up without a fight.

 
I have Tourette's, but Tourette's doesn't have me. TSA-HBO documentary, 2005 
 
"I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me" is a candid look at the lives of real children and teens with TS. The 27-minute documentary has aired dozens of times on HBO and HBO Family channels since its debut in November 2005, and has also been available for viewing on "HBO on Demand." It is estimated that well over two million viewers have seen this touching and insightful program.

The documentary, with an additional half hour of extra footage, is available on DVD from TSA. Over 13,000 copies have been distributed thus far and TSA hopes to make copies available to every school system in the U.S.

True Life | I Have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. MTV documentary. 

Since its initial episode in 1998, MTV's award-winning True Life documentary series has told remarkable real-life stories of young people. This particular episode, which originally aired on Thursday, December 22, 2005, focuses on the lives of three people suffering with OCD.

True Life | I Have Tourette's. MTV documentary. 

Since its initial episode in 1998, MTV's award-winning True Life documentary series has told remarkable real-life stories of young people. This particular episode, which originally aired on Thursday, October 10, 2006, focuses on the lives of two people suffering with Tourette’s Syndrome.