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Eight-year-old Kevin is frustrated by his need to check things and repeat actions over and over until a counselor diagnoses obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and teaches him ways to manage this condition.

Describes the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for people who suffer the effects of Obsessive-compulsive disorder; and also provides information on affiliated mental illnesses, which includes stress and anxiety related disorders.

Discusses the problem of compulsive hoarding where people keep almost everything and throw out next to nothing.

Sixteen-year-old Denn finds himself alienating both friends and family when he becomes obsessed with playing high-stakes poker with adult gamblers.

A teenage girl describes her feeling about moving to a new town with no place to skateboard and meeting her step-brother.

An overview of obsessive-compulsive disorder that discusses the history, diagnosis, and treatments of the disorder and explores other problems associated with OCD.

Seventeen-year-old Sticky lives to play basketball at school and at Lincoln Rec Center in Los Angeles and is headed for the pros, but he is unaware of the many dangers--including his own past--that threaten his dream.

Presents an examination of obsessive behavior and its evolution from a social and religious aspect of life into a psychiatric and medical problem, covering the clinical definition of the condition, the increase in obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnoses since the late seventies, and many other topics within the field.

Psychologist Randy O. Frost and social worker Gail Steketee present cases studies that examine the causes and implications of compulsive hoarding and discuss their own limited success in the treatment of hoarders.

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.

A thirty-three-year-old man with obsessive-compulsive disorder who rarely leaves his Santa Monica apartment is drawn further and further into the real world and real relationships when his only regular visitor, a student social worker, moves into his home with her infant son to escape her abusive husband.

Poised to lead his high school soccer team to its third straight state championship, seventeen-year-old star player Jake Martin struggles to keep hidden his nearly debilitating obsessive-compulsive disorder.

In an instant, Bea felt almost normal with Beck, and as if she could fall in love again, but things change when the psychotherapist who has been helping her deal with past romantic relationships puts her in a group with Beck--a group for teens with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

As fifteen-year-old Devon begins mid-year at a new prestigious prep school, he is plagued by compulsions such as the need to sort things into groups of four.

Danielle Levine stands out even at her alternative high school--in appearance and attitude--but when her scathing and sometimes raunchy English essays land her in a social skills class, she meets Daniel, another social misfit who may break her resolve to keep everyone at arm's length.