Resources

Books Suggested for Further Reading:

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

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Help For Children And Adolescents. by Mitzi Waltz. Patient Center Guides, 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.

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.
676 State Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Telephone (203) 401-2070
Fax (203) 401-2076

Anxiety Disorders Association of America
11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852
Telephone: 301-231-9350

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

The Neysa Jane Body Dysmorphic Disorder Fund
679 92nd Avenue North
Naples, Florida 34108
Telephone: 239-594-5421

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.