Daniel Webster College :: Library :: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

SCOPE: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) causes the brain to send a message that something is wrong and requires immediate attention. This leads to obsessional worrisome thoughts and repetitive compulsive behaviors. (Nevid, Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World) The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for students in locating resources that will provide an in-depth analysis of this topic.

SUBJECT HEADINGS

Books dealing with obsessive compulsive behavior are listed in the Baddour Library's on-line catalog under the following subject headings:

Compulsive behavior
Obsessive compulsive disorder

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF RC 455.2.C4 D536 2000 DSM-IV-TR

REF BF 31.E52 2000 The Encyclopedia of Psychology

Some representative books from the Circulating Collection that are located upstairs in the library are:

CIRCULATING BOOKS

Allen. Andrea. Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2000 (Psychiatric Clinics of North America).

Anthony, Martin M. Christine Purdon, Laura J. Summerfeldt. Psychological Treatment of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder. Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association, 2007.

Benson, April Lane. I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying and the Search for Self. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, 2000.

Hollander, Eric. Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders. Washington, DC:
American Psychiatric Press, 1993 (Psychiatric Clinics of North America).

Jenike, Michael A. Obsessional Disorders. Philadelphia,PA: W.B. Saunders, 1992.

Neziroglu, fugen A. Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding: Why You Save & How You Can Stop. Oakland, Calif: New Harbinger Publications, 2004.

Osborn, Ian. Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. New York: Pantheon Books, 1998.

Rapoport, Judith L. The Boy Who Couldnt Stop Washing: The Experience & Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. New York: Dutton, 1989.

Schwartz, Jeffrey. Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior: A Four-Step Self-Treatment Method to Change Your Brain Chemistry. New York,NY: Regan Books, 1996.

Summers, Marc. Everything in Its Place: My Trial and Triumphs with Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder. New York: J.P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1999.

Some of the specific periodicals that the library subscribes to that focus on the topic of obsessive-compulsive disorders are:

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Click the links for a list of full text journals available through our databases in:

VIDEOS

RC 454.W67 The World of Abnormal Psychology

Video 638 As Good as it Gets

WEB SITES

Internet Mental Health--Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
http://www.netaddiction.com

Updated 02/21/2007