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OCD and Religious Scrupulosity
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- Where Life & Scripture Meet (CCEF) · Podcast
‘OCD with Mike Emlet’, Parts 1 and 2, from CCEF. - International OCD Foundation: What Is OCD and Scrupulosity? · Resource
Secular clinical explanation and treatment (ERP). - Scrupulosity and OCD Information Packet for Faith Leaders · Resource
20-page packet for faith leaders, including how reassurance feeds OCD.
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All 5 resources in OCD and Religious Scrupulosity
Educational Resources2
International OCD Foundation: What Is OCD and Scrupulosity?
Secular, evidence-based explanation of scrupulosity (religious or moral OCD), which the page says affects people of all faiths, and of its main treatment: cognitive behavior therapy with exposure and response prevention (ERP), with medication in some cases.
Scrupulosity and OCD Information Packet for Faith Leaders
20-page packet for clergy compiled from IOCDF, ADAA and AnxietyCanada material: what OCD and scrupulosity are, ERP, how accommodating and giving reassurance can feed OCD, and questions for clergy.
Podcasts & Audio3
Where Life & Scripture Meet (CCEF)
The podcast of the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF), on biblical counseling for anxiety, depression, OCD and other struggles.
Truth in Love (ACBC)
Podcast of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, hosted by its executive director Dale Johnson.
Christian Faith and OCD, Scrupulosity, Intrusive Thoughts, Compulsions
Podcast about living with OCD and scrupulosity from a Christian perspective, teaching an inference-based cognitive behavioral approach (ICBT); more than 240 episodes.