What is OCD and is it really a problem? -- Who gets OCD and how would anyone know if they had it? -- Types and presentation of OCD -- Drug treatment -- Exposure and response prevention for OCD -- Children and adolescents with OCD -- Old treatments, modern developments, new research, and potential treatments for the future -- Other conditions which appear similar to OCD -- What can family and carers do to help a person with OCD? -- What can you do to help cope with your OCD? -- General principles of treatment -- How to better manage your symptoms before and during treatment -- Overcoming fears of contamination -- Fear of harm to self and others due failure to act -- Fear of harm to self or others due to your own actions (or thoughts) -- Overcoming 'taboo' obsessive thoughts -- Loss of something (objects or part of 'self') --Overcoming obsessive-compulsive slowness, perfectionism and symmetry -- Overcoming obsessive ruminations (sometimes known as 'Pure O') -- When treatment doesn't go according to plan or even if it does, what to do next.