SchoolBehavior.com: Obsessions and Compulsions (OCD)

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

I am not obsessive. I am not obsessive. I am not obsessive.

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OCD MENU

OVERVIEW OF OCD
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Common obsessions and compulsions and their impact

OCD: A REAL ILLNESS (PDF File)
National Institutes of Health

A PICTURE SPEAKS 1,000 WORDS
Dramatic brain images from research shed light on OCD

AWARENESS EXERCISE
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
Try this quick online exercise to increase your sensitivity and awareness of OCD

HIS MIND IS AS MESSY AS HIS ROOM
Leslie E. Packer, PhD

ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
Leslie E. Packer, PhD
More than half of children or adolescents with OCD will have one or more other conditions

MIS-DIAGNOSIS AND DUAL DIAGNOSIS OF GIFTED CHILDREN: GIFTED AND LD, ADHD, OCD,
OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER (PDF File)
James T. Webb, 2000

CLASSROOM TIPS FOR ACCOMMODATING OCD (PDF File)
Leslie E. Packer, PhD

SOME FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH OCD
To share with your students

FOR YOUR REFERENCE SHELF: BOOKS & VIDEOS
Books and videos on OCD of special interest to educators

LINKS
Links to other web sites with information on OCD

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