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      • OCD TREATMENT: FIGHTING BACK
      • FEAR AND COURAGE DURING PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF OCD
      • OCD: WHY AM I NOT GETTING BETTER?
      • Scrupulosity: Blackmailed by OCD in the name of God
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      • How to Select a Behavior Therapist
      • Fight For Your Rights
      • Resources for Finding Health Insurance & Affordable Medications
      • How to Get the Most from your Couples Therapy
      • An 'eternal' heartbreak only a feeling
      • When Therapy Hits a Wall: Ten Suggestions for Getting Back on Track
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My most recent articles include:

"OCD Treatment: Fighting Back" ran in the electronic newsletter of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Summer 2006, Issue 2, Volume 2. It also ran in the winter '05 issue of the OCD Newsletter, published by the OC Foundation, Inc., a national non-profit organization dedicated to the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and the fall '04 issue of the Michigan OCD newsletter.

"Fear and Courage During Psychological Treatment of OCD" was published in the national Obsessive Compulsive Foundation winter '05 newsletter and the spring '05 newsletter of the OCFoundation of Michigan.

"OCD: Why am I not getting better?" was published in issues of the national and Michigan OCFoundation newsletters.

"Scrupulosity: Blackmailed by OCD in the Name of God" ran in the Spring '07 edition of the national Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, as well as in the UK-OCD Newsletter and the Chicago OCD Newsletter, among other places. It also ran in the Spring ’07 electronic edition of Triumph, the newsletter of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. This shortened version is available here.

Here are some articles by others:
  • "How to Select a Behavior Therapist" by Dr. Michael Jenike
  • "Fight for Your Rights: Getting Your Insurance Company To Pay For OCD [and other specialized] Treatment" by Fred Penzel, Ph.D.
  • "Resources for Finding Health Insurance & Affordable Medications" by Ken Pope
  • "How to Get the Most from your Couples Therapy" by Peter Pearson, Ph.D
  • "An 'eternal' heartbreak only a feeling" by Jo Collins Mathis
  • "When Therapy Hits a Wall: Ten Suggestions for Getting Back on Track" by University of Michigan Depression Center


You also might find useful information in other articles I have written over the last 25 years in newspapers and magazines in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; including Child Magazine, Youth Today, The Family Therapy News (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy), The (Toledo) Blade, the New York Times and Newsweek. You can also find me in Taking Sides: Family & Personal Relationships, 6th Ed. (McGraw Hill, Dushkin Publishing, 2004) and the Pregnancy Bed Rest Book: A Survival Guide for Expectant Mothers and Their Families (Berkley Books, 2001) as well as in numerous newsletters and on-line journals. Feel free to contact me if you have trouble finding an article or book chapter you want to read.


* About the links on this site...
Please make the most of this information and feel free to follow links to reputable sites. These materials may give you ideas about mental health issues you want to learn more about. However, this site and its links are providing general information and should not be used for a conclusive diagnosis or in place of consulting a mental health professional or your physician. Neither I nor the author can assume responsibility for any adverse effects that may result from your use of this information.
* About the LLP license...
A Michigan limited license permits practice under the supervision of a Michigan licensed psychologist. My supervisor is Joanna Friedman, PhD, who is sponsoring these educational web pages. The LLP credential governs all Michigan clinicians with a master's degree in clinical psychology.
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