Information resources
Intended for: Member, ProfessionalHighlighted Resources 1 resource
A short film explaining OCD and the treatment available.
Our Factsheets 3 resources
What good CBT should look like
Advocacy and Your Rights 4 resources
A report on our last 300 advocacy cases
Whether you are a tenant or a home owner, there could be times when your OCD is making your life very difficult.
Covering your rights if you are detained under the Mental Health Act because of your OCD.
Please note that this is a newly revised resource.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a hidden condition that affects between 1-2% of the population and is frequently misunderstood. This leaflet will help you as an employer to understand OCD and how people with the condition can contribute to your workforce and deliver their best to you.
Videos and Presentations 6 resources
A presentation on 'How we see OCD', given by journalist and author, David Adam, at our 2015 National Conference.
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2018 National Conference: Developing a different relationship with intrusive thoughts and images, Professor David Veale
2018 National Conference: Developing a different relationship with intrusive thoughts and images, Professor David Veale
A talk given by Professor David Veale at our 2018 National Conference.
Getting the most out of your CBt - Paul Salkovskis
Getting the most out of your CBT
A presentation given by Lynne Drummond at our 2015 National Conference, looking at new updates with OCD.
A presentation given by Dr Lynne Drummond at our 2018 National Conference.
Campaigning 4 resources
OCD Action's manifesto for improving access to quality treatment for people with OCD
Template letter to MPs
A downloadable poster for OCD Week of Action
Facebook and Twitter banners for OCD Week of Action
From the Online Community 1 resource
Information and resources for HR professionals on how spot signs of OCD and support employers at work.
Books and further reading 7 resources
Full NICE Guidelines
Outlines how OCD should be treated
Overview of the approved treatment for OCD
Article about the assessment of risk in OCD
Self-assessment competency tool for Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, taken from IAPT website.
"When OCD Says You are a Monster" Treatment Strategies for Harm OCD & other Complex OCD; Master Clinician Workshop
Policies & Website Guides 3 resources
More detail about our Helpline and Email service.
Revised 01/14
Review date: 01/15
More information about how the charity handles confidentiality
Our Reports 15 resources
Our report and accounts for 2011-12
Our report and accounts for 2009-10
Our report and accounts for 2008-09
Our report and accounts for 2007-08
Our report and accounts for 2006-7
OCD Action's Report and Accounts for 2010-11
Our current strategic plan that sets out our objectives.
The Charity's strategic plan for 2009-12
Our signed Trustees Report and Accounts for the year ending March 2013
OCD Action's official report and accounts for 2013-14
Our advocacy service for adults with a diagnosis of OCD has now been running for 5 years and remains the only OCD-specific service in the UK. Our evaluation looks back over the difference we have made to the lives of those we have worked with, what we have learned along the way and how we see the future of the service.
OCD Action's Official Report and Accounts for 2014-15
OCD Action's Official Report and Accounts for 2015-16
Newsletters 8 resources
The OCD Action Magazine, Issue 40
The OCD Action Magazine, Issue 41
The OCD Action Magazine, Issue 42
The OCD Action Magazine, Issue 43
The OCD Action Magazine, Issue 44
The OCD Action Magazine, Issue 45
The OCD Action Magazine, Issue 46
These issues of the OCD Action newsletter; "Action" are currently only available to members. If you would like to know more about the Charity's membership scheme please see our membership pages under the "I want to get involved" section of this website
External Links 1 resource
Maternal OCD is a charity that focuses on support for mothers with OCD