"The obsessional disorder has been badly served by its historians," writes historian of psychiatry G.E. Berrios, who notes that "there does not seem to be one book fully dedicated to its history." (Berrios, 2003, p. 114) I hope that this website, in a small way, will help encourage more writing on this subject.
I earn my living writing for a publication. I have a bachelor's degree in history and a further degree in another field. I have OCD. I suppose that researching this subject in some spare time was a way to understand myself better. In addition, it was enjoyable to try to track down the sources. The research for this website was time-consuming and was done on and off over the course of several years.
Comments and suggestions for this site are welcome.
Since some people have asked, this website may be cited as: Short History of OCD. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.ocdhistory.net. A short form would be: ("Short History of OCD", 2009).
Hope you enjoy the site.