Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Organizations

Here, we list recommended support group organizations for Obsessive-Compulsive disorder. For a more complete listing, please visit the Links section of our OCD Center.

Council on Anxiety Disorders
MODEL GROUP (Please see note below before contacting this group.)
2 local affiliated groups in GA. Founded 1988. Meetings provide education, support and encouragement for people with anxiety disorders. Packets available that include personal stories, resource list of places to contact and information about treatment of panic disorder, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress, separation anxiety, and general anxiety. Cassette tapes available. Quarterly newsletter. Group development guidelines.
Contact: Council on Anxiety Disorders, Route 1, Box 1364, Clarkesville, GA 30523. Call (706)947-3854; FAX: (706)947-1265. Online Contact: slvau@stc.net

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MODEL GROUPS: Model groups are not national or international groups. Contact this group only if your are interested in starting a similar group in your area or country. When writing to this group from the U.S.A., always include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. A small contribution toward their copying costs is also helpful. If you telephone, always be considerate of the time of day or night; most of these numbers are home phones.

This information summarized from the American Self-Help Clearning House's 'Self-Help SourceBook Online', Compiled & edited by Barbara J. White and Edward J. Madara, and published by CenterSite, LLC/Mental Help Net.