While most OCD books have a chapter on religious OCD it is interesting to read the different experiences of others who have dealt with religious OCD.

• Can Christianity Cure Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?: A Psychiatrist Explores the Role of Faith in Treatment by Ian Osborn (his other book is great too Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
• Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty by Jonathon Grayson (has a great chapter on Religious OCD
• Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts: How to Gain Control of Your OCD by David Clark (excellent chapter on ERP)
• The Doubting Disease: Help for Scrupulosity and Religious Compulsion by Joseph Ciarrocchi
• A Thousand Frightening Fantasies: Understanding and Healing Scrupulosity and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by William Van Ornum
• Understanding Scrupulosity: Questions, Helps, and Encouragement by Thomas Santa

This is by no means is an exhaustive list (but is in order from most helpful to least helpful in my opinion). Many books will have chapters regarding religious OCD in conjunction with other themed forms of OCD. By far the best books Read More…