Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Robert Collie, ThD, is a pastoral counselor and a licensed clinical social worker with ChoiceMakers Counseling Service in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dr. Collie is also a clinical member of the OC Foundation, a Diplomate of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, and a professional consultant to an obsessive-compulsive disorders support group. Dr. Collie is author of The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Pastoral Care for the Road to Change (Haworth) and The Confessional Prayers of a Pastoral Counselor, as well as a variety of articles on pastoral care and counseling issues. He is also a contributor to The New Dictionary of Pastoral Studies. Dr. Collie's professional interests include historical theology, innovative thinking on mental health, and pastoral counseling. His current research involves dual-diagnosis treatment of alcoholism and OCD.

• Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. A Walk Around the Perimeter of OCD The Need for Both Psychological Insight and Spiritual Discernment We Draw from Both the Old and the New Retooling Our Thinking Scrupulosity Is a Special Concern in Religion One of the Many Pastoral Concerns in OCD: Leave No Mother Behind Questions Often Asked Summary Chapter 2. Getting to Know OCD Helpful Terms Terms Most Used in Therapy Today Summary Chapter 3. Putting the Pieces of OCD Together Helpful Generalizations Seeing the Process Laid Out The Necessity for a Holistic Approach At the Extremes: An Emphasis Solely on a Physical or Mental Pole Summary Chapter 4. How OCD Affects the Person Implications for the Personality of the Individual Implications for Relationships Implications for Effective Caring for the Individual Summary Chapter 5. It All Starts with the Brain We Are Getting Clearer Pictures of Our Brains Looking Closely at How OCD Affects the Person OCD Easily Combines with Other Conditions Weeding Out Unpastoral Caring Summary Chapter 6. Helping to Manage the Conflict A Pastoral Orientation Doing the Work of Pastoral Care Reclaiming Our Pastoral Heritage Calling Upon Modern Insights Summary Chapter 7. Putting It All Together Scrupulosity: When Sharp-Edged Moralisms Put a Spin on Religion A Scenario for Scrupulosity Reflecting Pastorally on Scruples Summary Chapter 8. For Those Wanting to Go the Second Mile Pastoral Care in a Group Setting Models from Therapy Our Support Group Experience Some Lessons We Have Learned Appendix A. Resources Appendix B. Slices of Life Bryan’s Story Bill’s Story Sally’s Story Appendix C. The Spectrum Disorders Trichotillomania Kleptomania Tourette’s Syndrome Body Dysmorphoric Disorder Hypochondriasis Summary Index Reference Notes Included