A century ago, people with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were sometimes institutionalized for life or treated with frightening operations such as frontal lobotomies.
Beth Maloney describes how she, with the help of two cutting-edge doctors, helped her son Sammy, who had been diagnosed with OCD and Tourette syndrome, overcome his mental illness and return to normal life.
OCD sufferer Zelah struggles through an isolated summer until Caro, from her former group therapy home, arrives and behaves in deliberately provocative ways to force Zelah out of her complacency.
A resource for the family members and friends of people with obsessive compulsive disorder that presents letters by professionals, advice on various aspects of living with a sufferer, and an adaptation of Alcoholics Anonymous's Twelve Step recovery program.
Tells the true story of Cory Friedman and his thirteen-year battle with Tourette syndrome, numerous medications and treatments, and his family's determination to find help for their son.
Monica, a fourteen-year-old perfectionist and word game expert, tries to break free from all of the suffocating rules in her life by creating a game for living called Multiple Choice.
my knock-down, drag-out, drugged-up battle with my brain
Patterson, James
2010
Tells the true story of Cory Friedman and his thirteen-year battle with Tourette syndrome, numerous medications and treatments, and his family's determination to find help for their son.
