Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Youssef Nasser | 17 December, 2025

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Audience	Book	Podcast/Video	Tool/App	Academic Paper/Study
Adult	Book: Break Free from OCD by Challacombe, Oldfield, and Salkovskis (Highly recommended CBT/ERP focus) https://a.co/d/edJoncr	Podcast: The OCD Stories https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/the-ocd-stories/id1065492988	App: GGOCD uses a unique gamified approach to challenge your internal monologue. GGOC: OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) - GG Apps Website: Free web-based platform created by leading experts at the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) www.ocdchallenge.com	Study: “Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Exposure and Ritual Prevention, Clomipramine, and Their Combination in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.”
Youth	Book: What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck by Dawn Huebner (For younger children) https://a.co/d/0BxndMJ	Video: IOCDF youth success stories Kids and Teens - Madison's Story https://youtu.be/H1cUYw898D0 Teen/ Young Adult Video: How I overcame my OCD \| Julia Cook \| TEDxSSE https://youtu.be/NKSnPWUHXaw	Tool: The OCD Workbook for Kids: Skills to Help Children Manage Obsessive Thoughts and Compulsive Behaviors https://a.co/d/2bzaPsr	Real Life Story: “Life Will Be Okay” — Kathy’s Story "Life Will Be Okay" — Kathy's Story - OCD in Kids
Parent/Loved One	Book: "Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" by Tamar Chansky, PhD https://a.co/d/bqSqwrb	Video: Developed at the Yale Child Study Center, SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) is the most significant advancement in pediatric OCD treatment in decades. SPACE \| SPACE Treatment	App: MindShift CBT (free). While designed for teens, parents can use the "Chill Out" and "Belief Experiments" sections to help children visualize their anxiety as a "bully" or a "glitchy app" in their brain. MindShift CBT - Anxiety Relief \| Kids Helpline	Tool: Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) Study: Parent-based treatment as efficacious as cognitive behavioral therapy for childhood anxiety: A randomized noninferiority study of supportive parenting for anxious childhood emotions.
Spouse	Book: Loving Someone with OCD by Karen J. Landsman, et al. https://a.co/d/5tmN2VM Book: “The Family Guide to Getting Over OCD" by: Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD (2021) https://a.co/d/dJFwzha	Podcast: How OCD Affects Relationships (And What Partners Need to Know) – with Kristina Orlova \| Ep. 461 How OCD Affects Relationships (And What Partners Need to Know) – with Kristina Orlova \| Ep. 461 - Therapy & Counseling for OCD & Eating Disorders Podcast Archives - Therapy & Counseling for OCD & Eating Disorders	App: Choiceful (2025) is an AI-powered tool specifically trained in ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). Choiceful \| AI Therapy for OCD	Reading: About Family Accommodation About Family Accommodation \| Family Accommodation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Audience

Book

Podcast/Video

Tool/App

Academic Paper/Study

Adult

Book: Break Free from OCD by Challacombe, Oldfield, and Salkovskis (Highly recommended CBT/ERP focus)

https://a.co/d/edJoncr

Podcast: The OCD Stories

https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/the-ocd-stories/id1065492988

App: GGOCD uses a unique gamified approach to challenge your internal monologue.

GGOC: OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) - GG Apps

Website: Free web-based platform created by leading experts at the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) www.ocdchallenge.com

Study: “Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Exposure and Ritual Prevention, Clomipramine, and Their Combination in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.”

Youth

Book: What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck by Dawn Huebner (For younger children)

https://a.co/d/0BxndMJ

Video: IOCDF youth success stories

Kids and Teens - Madison's Story

https://youtu.be/H1cUYw898D0

Teen/ Young Adult Video:

How I overcame my OCD | Julia Cook | TEDxSSE

https://youtu.be/NKSnPWUHXaw

Tool: The OCD Workbook for Kids: Skills to Help Children Manage Obsessive Thoughts and Compulsive Behaviors

https://a.co/d/2bzaPsr

Real Life Story: “Life Will Be Okay” — Kathy’s Story

"Life Will Be Okay" — Kathy's Story - OCD in Kids

Parent/Loved One

Book: "Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" by Tamar Chansky, PhD

https://a.co/d/bqSqwrb

Video: Developed at the Yale Child Study Center, SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) is the most significant advancement in pediatric OCD treatment in decades.

SPACE | SPACE Treatment

App: MindShift CBT (free). While designed for teens, parents can use the "Chill Out" and "Belief Experiments" sections to help children visualize their anxiety as a "bully" or a "glitchy app" in their brain.

MindShift CBT - Anxiety Relief | Kids Helpline

Tool: Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS)

Study: Parent-based treatment as efficacious as cognitive behavioral therapy for childhood anxiety: A randomized noninferiority study of supportive parenting for anxious childhood emotions.

Spouse

Book: Loving Someone with OCD by Karen J. Landsman, et al.

https://a.co/d/5tmN2VM

Book: “The Family Guide to Getting Over OCD"

by: Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD (2021)

https://a.co/d/dJFwzha

Podcast: How OCD Affects Relationships (And What Partners Need to Know) – with Kristina Orlova | Ep. 461

How OCD Affects Relationships (And What Partners Need to Know) – with Kristina Orlova | Ep. 461 - Therapy & Counseling for OCD & Eating Disorders

Podcast Archives - Therapy & Counseling for OCD & Eating Disorders

App: Choiceful (2025) is an AI-powered tool specifically trained in ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy).

Choiceful | AI Therapy for OCD

Reading:

About Family Accommodation

About Family Accommodation | Family Accommodation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder