The Man Who Couldn’t Stop (31 page)

FIVE:
The OCD family

‘
Collyers mansion
',
A. Newman, ‘“Collyers Mansion” Is Code for Firefighters' Nightmare',
New York Times
(5 July 2006).

‘
Homer and Langley
',
Most details taken from M. Natanson, ‘The Rock Cried Out',
Prairie Schooner
, 24 (1950), pp. 7−12 and F. Lidz
, Ghosty Men
(Bloomsbury, 2003).

‘
tried to rename
', C. Gray, ‘Streetscapes',
New York Times
(23 June 2002).

‘
autism
',
A. Wakabayashi
et al
., ‘Do the Traits of Autism Spectrum Overlap with Those of Schizophrenia or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the General Population?',
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
, 6 (2012), pp. 717−25.

‘
a tenth
',
J. Stern, ‘Update on Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome',
Paediatrics and Child Health
20 (9) (2010), pp. 411−15.

‘
teleshopping
',
A.
Bonfanti
et al
., ‘Kleptomania, an Unusual Impulsive Control Disorder in Parkinson's Disease?',
Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
, 16 (2010), pp. 358−9.

‘
gambling
',
D. Drapier
et al
., ‘Pathological Gambling Secondary to Dopaminergic Therapy in Parkinson's Disease',
Psychiatry Research
, 144 (2006), pp. 241−4.

‘
sexsomniac
',
Y. Béjot
et al
., ‘Sexsomnia: An Uncommon Variety of Parasomnia',
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
, 112 (2010), pp. 72−5.

‘
nonparaphilic … Matt … Robert
',
J. Abramowitz, ‘Is Nonparaphilic Compulsive Sexual Behavior a Variant of OCD?', in
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(Elsevier, 2007), pp. 271−86.

‘
Charles Marc
',
M. Goldman, ‘Kleptomania: Making Sense of the Nonsensical',
American Journal of Psychiatry
, 148 (1991), pp. 986–96.

‘
Mathey
',
R. Fullerton and G. Punj, ‘Shoplifting as Moral Insanity: Historical Perspectives on Kleptomania',
Journal of Macromarketing
,
24 (2004), pp. 8−16.

‘
rise in tension
',
D. Simeon and H. Berlin, ‘Impulse-Control Disorders', in
Psychiatry
(John Wiley, 2008).

‘
dashboard
',
J. Dean
et al
., ‘Pathological Hair-Pulling: A Review of the Literature and Case Reports',
Comprehensive Psychiatry
, 33 (1992), pp. 84−91.

‘
Rapunzel syndrome
',
I. Kirpinar
et al
., ‘Recurrent Trichobezoar Due to Trichophagia: A Case Report',
General Hospital Psychiatry
, 35 (2013), pp. 439−41.

‘
near-fatal
',
R. O'Sullivan
et al
., ‘Near Fatal Skin Picking from Delusional Body Dysmorphic Disorder Responsive to Fluvoxamine',
Psychosomatics
,
40 (1999), pp. 79−81.

‘
BDD by proxy
',
M. Kelly and K. Phillips, ‘Phenomenology and Epidemiology of Body Dysmorphic Disorder' in G. Steketee,
The Oxford Handbook of Obsessive Compulsive and Spectrum Conditions
(Oxford University Press, 2012), p. 55.

‘
a quarter
',
M. Kelly and K. Phillips, ‘Phenomenology and Epidemiology of Body Dysmorphic Disorder' in G
.
Steketee,
The Oxford Handbook of Obsessive Compulsive and Spectrum Conditions
(Oxford University Press, 2012), p. 57.

‘
Morselli
',
K. Phillips, ‘Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Recognising and Treating Imagined Ugliness',
World Psychiatry
, 3 (1) (2004), pp. 12−17.

‘
Body Integrity
',
R. Blom
et al
., ‘Body Integrity Identity Disorder',
PLoS ONE
, 7 (April 2012), e34702.

‘
hypochondriasis
',
S. Taylor
et al
., ‘Hypochondriasis and Health-Related Anxiety', in P. Sturmey and M. Hersen (eds.),
Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Psychology
(Wiley, 2012).

‘
unrelated to food
',
D. Garner
et al
., ‘Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa', in D. Garner and P
.
Garfinkel,
Handbook of Treatment for Eating Disorders
, Guildford (1997), pp. 94−144.

‘
Rachel
',
C. Schupak and J. Rosenthal, ‘Excessive Daydreaming: A Case History and Discussion of Mind Wandering and High Fantasy Proneness',
Consciousness and Cognition
,
18 (2009), pp. 290−92.

‘
academic survey
',
J. Bigelsen and C. Schupak, ‘Compulsive Fantasy: Proposed Evidence for an Under-reported Syndrome Through a Systematic Study of 90 Self-Identified Non-normative Fantasisers',
Consciousness and Cognition
, 20 (2011), pp. 1634−48.

‘
jealousy
',
D. Marazziti
et al
., ‘Normal and Obsessional Jealousy: A Study of a Population of Young Adults',
European Psychiatry
, 18 (2003), pp. 106−11.

‘
pet rabbit
',
S. Taylor
et al
., ‘Cognitive Approaches to Understanding Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders' in G. Steketee,
The Oxford Handbook of Obsessive Compulsive and Spectrum Disorders
(Oxford University Press, 2012), p. 234.

‘
signs of a tail
',
C. Volz and I. Heyman, ‘Case Series: Transformation Obsession in Young People with Obsessive-Compulsive disorder',
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
, 46 (2007), pp. 766−72.

SIX:
Cruel to be kind

‘
pleaded
',
A. Solomon,
The Noonday Demon: An Anatomy of Depression
(Vintage, 2002), p. 84.

‘
zero evidence
',
K. Ponniah
et al
., ‘An Update on the Efficacy of Psychological Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Adults',
Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
,
2 (2013), pp. 207−18.

‘
Holy Ghost
',
V. Meyer, ‘Modification of Expectations in Cases with Obsessional Rituals',
Behaviour Research and Therapy
, 4 (1966), pp. 273−80.

‘
compromise
',
www.ocdhistory.net/20thcentury/the_term_ocd.html
.

‘
reflex at a distance
',
D. Todes, ‘From the Machine to the Ghost Within: Pavlov's Transition from Digestive Physiology to Conditional Reflexes',
American Psychologist
, 52 (1997), pp. 947–55.

‘
wallpaper
',
H. Eysenck, ‘Personality and Behaviour Therapy',
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
,
504 (1960), pp. 18−22.

‘
gamblers
',
J. Barker and M. Miller, ‘Aversion Therapy for Compulsive Gambling',
The Lancet
(26 February 1966), pp. 491−2.

‘
alcoholics
',
R. Elkins, ‘An Appraisal of Chemical Aversion (Emetic Therapy) Approaches to Alcoholism Treatment',
Behaviour Research and Therapy
29 (5) (1991), pp. 387−413.

‘
doughnut
',
J. Foreyt and W. Kennedy, ‘Treatment of Overweight by Aversion Therapy',
Behaviour Research and Therapy
, 9 (1) (1971), pp. 29−34.

‘
Gay men
',
M. MacCulloch
et al
., ‘Anticipatory Avoidance Learning for the Treatment of Homosexuality: Recent Developments and an Automatic Aversion Therapy System',
Behavior Therapy
, 2 (1971), pp. 151−69.

‘
eel
',
P. Kellaway, ‘The Part Played by Electric Fish in the Early History of Bioelectricity and Electrotherapy',
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
, 20 (1946), pp. 112−37.

‘
chaplain
',
P. de Silva, ‘Buddhism and Behaviour Modification',
Behaviour Research and Therapy
,
22 (6) (1984), pp. 661−78.

‘
Birmingham
',
A.
Le Boeuf, ‘An Automated Aversion Device in the Treatment of a Compulsive Handwashing Ritual',
Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
, 5 (3–4) (1974), pp. 267−70.

‘
Kenny
',
F.
Kenny
et al
., ‘Faradic Disruption of Obsessive Ideation in the Treatment of Obsessive Neurosis',
Behavior Therapy
, 4 (1973), pp. 448−57.

‘
brainwash … Rockefeller Nazis … McConnell
',
A. Bandura, ‘Swimming Against the Mainstream: The Early Years from Chilly Tributary to Transformative Mainstream',
Behaviour Research and Therapy
, 42 (2004), pp. 613−30.

‘
great line
',
B. Dillon,
Tormented Hope: Nine Hypochondriac Lives
(Penguin, 2009), p. 2.

‘
seventeen years
',
M. Jenike, ‘Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder',
The New England Journal of Medicine
,
350 (2004), pp. 259−65.

‘
erect penises
',
W. Butler-Bowdon,
The Book of Margery Kempe, A Modern Version
(Jonathan Cape, 1936), pp. 352−3.

‘
porpoise
',
R. Hunter,
300 Years of Psychiatry
1535–1860
(1963), pp. 338–41.

‘
Some stories
',
P.
de Silva, ‘Culture and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder',
Clinical Conditions
(2006), pp. 402–4.

‘
enlightenment
',
K. Wong,
The Complete Book of Zen
(Tuttle, 2002), p. 293.

‘
Boswell
',
http://www.ocdhistory.net/philosophical/johnson.html
.

‘
Luther
',
M. Luther,
Luther: Letters of Spiritual Counsel.
(Regent College, 2003), p. 90.

SEVEN:
The God obsession

‘misled
',
C.
Sica
et al
., ‘Religiousness and Obsessive-Compulsive Cognitions and Symptoms in an Italian Population',
Behaviour Research and Therapy
,
40 (7) (2002), pp. 813–23.

‘
Climacus
',
J.
Climacus,
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
(Paulist Press, 1982), pp. 211–13.

‘
Antoninus
',
www.ocdhistory.net/earlypastoral/antoninus.html
.

‘
display this trend
',
H.
Van Megen
et al
., ‘Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Religion: A Reconnaissance', in P. Verhagen
et al
.,
Religion and Psychiatry: Beyond Boundaries
(Wiley, 2010), p. 274.

‘
Sermon
',
Matthew 5:27–28.

‘
Lutheran
',
B. Deacon
et al
., ‘Lutheran Clergy Members' Responses to Scrupulosity: The Effects of Moral Thought-Action Fusion and Liberal vs Conservative Denomination',
Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
,
2 (2) (2013), pp. 71–7.

‘
Protestant
',
N. Berman, ‘The Relationship Between Religion and Thought-Action Fusion: Use of an In Vivo Paradigm',
Behaviour Research and Therapy
,
48 (2010), pp. 670–74.

‘
waswaas
',
M. Awais Tahir, ‘Islamic Solution for OCD (Waswaas) – a Comprehensive Guide',
Islam and Psychology
(blog) (August 2011).

‘
Islamic text
',
‘Forgetfulness in Prayer and Prostration as Compensation for it',
Sahih al-Muslim
.

‘
Jewish people
',
J. Huppert and J. Siev, ‘Treating Scrupulosity in Religious Individuals Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy',
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
, 17 (2010), pp. 382–92.

‘
Joan
',
F. Tallis, ‘Obsessions, Responsibility and Guilt: Two Case Reports Suggesting a Common and Specific Aetiology',
Behaviour Research and Therapy
, 32 (1994), pp. 143–5.

‘
broken glass
',
V. Bream Oldfield, ‘Hoarding – a New Chapter', Presentation at OCD-UK conference at Cardiff University (10 November 2012).

‘
cognitive model
',
P.
Salkovskis, ‘Obsessional-Compulsive Problems: A Cognitive Behavioural Analysis',
Behaviour Research and Therapy
, 23 (1985), pp. 571–83.

‘
turn them into
',
Obsessive Compulsive Cognitions Work Group, ‘Cognitive Assessment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder',
Behaviour Research and Therapy
, 35 (1997), pp. 667–81.

‘
mixed pills
',
R. Ladoucheur
et al
., ‘Excessive Responsibility in Obsessional Concerns: A Fine-Grained Experimental Analysis',
Behaviour Research and Therapy
, 35 (1997), pp. 423–7.

‘
snakes
',
B. Fritzler
et al
., ‘From Intrusive Thoughts to Obsessions: The Role of Perceptions of Responsibility, Salience and Thought Suppression',
Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
, 39 (2008), pp. 610–24.