NHS Choices – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
www.nhs.uk/conditions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Comprehensive information on OCD from NHS Choices and links to external sites.
MIND – Understanding OCD
MIND Infoline: 0845 766 0163
www.mind.org.uk/help/diagnoses_and_conditions/obsessive-compulsive_disorder
Link for an introduction to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The symptoms of OCD can be very distressing and can seriously disrupt normal life. This booklet aims to help people understand it, gives an outline of the kinds of treatment or help available, and suggests how people can help themselves.
OCD Action
Helpline: 0845 390 6232
www.ocdaction.org.uk
OCD Action’s vision is of a society where OCD is better understood and diagnosed quickly, where appropriate treatment options are open and accessible, where support and information are readily available and where nobody feels ashamed to ask for help.
OCD UK
www.ocduk.org
OCD-UK works independently working with and for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, their objective is to make a positive and meaningful difference in the everyday lives of people affected by OCD by providing accessible and effective support services and by campaigning for improved access and quality treatment and care.
Anxiety Alliance
Helpline: 0845 2967877 (10am-4pm Monday to Friday)
www.anxietyalliance.org.uk
Advice and support for sufferers of anxiety disorders, phobias, panic attacks and OCD. Support is available for friends and families of sufferers too.
No Panic
Helpline: 0808 808 0545 (10-00am-10.00pm daily, plus overnight crisis line answerphone)
www.nopanic.org.uk
Aims are to aid the relief and rehabilitation of those people suffering from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, other related Anxiety Disorders, including Tranquilliser & Drug Withdrawal, and to provide support to sufferers and their families and or carers