You can access all our information resources here. Let us know if you think anything is missing or if you have any comments about our resource.
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- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours
e.g. Skin picking or hair pulling - Hoarding Disorder
General resources-
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Treatment options in brief (new)
- Your journey through the NHS
- Preparing for a GP appointment
- Assessment and diagnosis
- Primary level care for adults
- Secondary level care for adults
- Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
- Support for carers and families
Specialist treatment (children and adults)
- Tertiary / Specialist level care
- Funding options
- Funding requests (for ‘National Specialist’ funding option)
Patient Choice
If your GP is in England, they can refer you to a service of your choice outside of your area
- How it works (new)
- Your rights
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University
These resources have been developed as part of OCD Action’s collaboration with Student Space, a mental health initiative run by Student Minds that offers safe and confidential support for students during the pandemic.
- Support at university (new)
- Treatment options (new)
- Keeping well (new)
School
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- Support for families and carers
- Supporting someone with OCD or a related condition
- Reassurance seeking
- Talking to your loved one about getting help or treatment for their OCD or related condition
- If your loved one is refusing help right now
- Book list for families and young people
- OCD At School guide for parents
- I am a parent of a young child
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The Equality Act
Your rights under the Equality Act 2010
Whether you consider your OCD a disability or not, you are entitled to support and flexibility from employers, education, and services
Education
- OCD At School guide for parents
- OCD At School guide for young people
- OCD At School guide for school personnel
- Support at university (new)
Employment
Housing
Benefits
An individual might be eligible for disability-based support such as ESA, PIP, or universal credit because of their symptoms of OCD. OCD Action cannot offer advice around benefits, but we can direct you to information on this website that you can use to support your claim.
NHS complaints
Leaflet about the complaints process
If you want to make a complaint about your care through the NHS, your local authority has to provide support with this
Hospitalisation
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- Accessing treatment flowchart
- Advocacy planning
- Appointment summary worksheet
- CBT summary worksheet
- Communication skills
- Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT)
- Describing your symptoms
- Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Services
- Letter writing tips
- Making a complaint – information and worksheet
- Making a plan worksheet
- Making a telephone call
- Medication summary worksheet
- Preparing for meetings/appointments
- Preparing for meetings/appointments worksheet
- Treatment information
Campaigning resources
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NICE Guidelines
These documents are published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, and represent the official ‘best practice’ on the assessment and treatment of OCD and BDD. You can read about how to use these to access support in our NHS section above.
- NICE guidelines for the public
This document was written for patients, and outlines what you should be offered through the NHS - NICE quick-reference guidelines
This document uses flowcharts and tables to help doctors work out what should happen next in your care - The NICE Guideline
Here you can find a list of all the official guidelines in their most direct form - The full guidelines
This document is much longer than the others, and includes all of the research and findings that were reviewed as part of the decision-making for these guidelines, as well as the guidance itself
Other clinical resources
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Book lists
- Book List – OCD Information, Self-Help and Lived Experience (pdf)
- Book List – Miscellaneous (pdf)
- Book List – OCD Related Disorders (pdf)
- Book List – Young People and Families (pdf)
Videos and presentations
- ‘OCD is not me’ short film
- 2019 National Conference: Current and Future Psychological Help for OCD, Professor Paul Salkovskis
- 2019 National Conference: Dan’s inspirational speech
- 2019 National Conference: Effective treatment for OCD Q&A panel
- 2019 National Conference: How OCD is Motivated to Keep You Safe, Professor David Veale
- 2019 National Conference: Maternal OCD
- 2019 National Conference: No Such Thing as Untreatable, Professor Paul Salkovskis
- 2019 National Conference: OCD in the Media, Rose Cartwright & Sean Fletcher
- 2019 National Conference: Overcoming Intrusive Sexual and Violent Thoughts and Images, Professor David Veale & Rose Cartwright
- 2019 National Conference: Sophie’s inspirational speech
- 2019 National Conference: Taking Action to Get What You Need
- 2019 National Conference: Video Message from Johnny Mercer MP
- 2018 National Conference: David and Laurenne’s inspirational speech
- 2018 National Conference: Developing a different relationship with intrusive thoughts and images, Professor David Veale
- 2018 National Conference: How to get what you want – self-advocacy workshop
- 2018 National Conference: Intrusive thoughts, Rose Bretécher
- 2018 National Conference: Q&A Effective treatment for OCD
- 2018 National Conference: Q&A session: ‘UNSTUCK: An OCD Kids Movie’
- 2018 National Conference: Richard’s inspirational speech
- 2018 National Conference: What’s new in OCD and related disorders? Dr Lynne Drummond
- A Voice Not Mine
- An overview of BDD Presentation by Rob Willson, 2014 (PDF)
- BDD Video
- Depression and OCD
- Depression video
- Ellen’s inspirational speech, 2015
- Family involvement in Treatment – Katie d’Ath
- Guided Self Help presentation – Karina Lovell
- Habit Disorders Video
- Health Anxiety Video
- Helping yourself day to day – Katie d’Ath, 2014 (PDF)
- Hoarding Information Video (WMV Download)
- How we see OCD – David Adam, 2015
- Jo’s inspirational speech, 2014
- Manage your mood – David Veale, 2015
- Manage your Mood in OCD & BDD – David Veale
- Mindfulness in OCD – David Veale, 2015 (PDF)
- OCD Action – Making CBT work – Paul Salkovskis
- OCD Action – Making CBT work – Satwant Singh
- OCD and Depression presentation – David Veale, 2014 (PDF)
- OCD At School – a film for educators
- OCD video for family members and carers (WMV Download)
- Panic Video (WMV Download)
- Phobia Video (WMV Download)
- Reassurance Video (WMV Download)
- Revisiting CBT – Lynne Drummond, 2014 (PDF)
- Support Groups – Satwant Singh
- Supporting a person with OCD – Lynne Drummond, 2015 (PDF)
- What’s new in OCD – Lynne Drummond, 2015 (PDF)
- Biyi’s Story (video)
- Eden’s Story (video)
- Sabrina’s Story (video)
- Shaun’s Story (video)
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