Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide To Getting Well and Staying Well

Morbid obsessions with sex, germs, or with one's appearance, and uncontrollable compulsions to hoard objects, to check and recheck locks, or to chronically pull one's hair are just a few of the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorders, which afflict over ten million Americans today. Many suffer in isolation and shame, not knowing that their disorder has a name, how to seek help, or-most importantly-how to help themselves.

Dr. Fred Penzel discusses the entire spectrum of these disorders, fr...