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American TV series or program
The OCD Project
Genre Reality Starring
David Tolin Country of origin United States Original language English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8 Executive producers
Adam Greener
J.D. Roth
Jeff Olde
Jill Holmes
Matt Assmus
Noah Pollack
Todd Nelson
Running time 42 minutes Production company 3 Ball Productions Network
VH1 Release May 27 (2010-05-27 ) – July 15, 2010 (2010-07-15 )
The OCD Project is an American reality television series that debuted on May 27, 2010.
[1] The series follows
Dr. David Tolin and his exposure-based treatment of six patients living together in a Southern California mansion.
[2]
[3] The treatment, called
exposure and response prevention , can seem unorthodox, but is the leading evidence-based treatment for OCD.
[4]
[5]
Cast
Cast Member
Presenting OCD Symptom
Arine Hayrapetian
[6]
Fear of running over pedestrians (specifically babies) while driving, Fear of contamination, Fear of getting a disease (specifically HIV).
[6]
Traci Portillo
[2]
Fear of her son's death (specifically by cancer)
[2]
Cody Lindemuth
Fear of turning into someone else
[7]
Jerry Garrison
Fear of becoming a "psycho killer"
Kevin Suscavage
Fear of hurting someone with a single thought (putting a hex on someone) (left the show episode 6)
[8]
Kristen Love
Fear of contamination (specifically from males)
[7]
Episodes
References
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"VH1's 'The Ocd Project' Spotlights the Extreme Treatment of Six People with Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" . The Futon Critic . April 29, 2010.
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b
c
"Tulare woman to star in cable TV reality show on OCD" . Visalia Times-Delta . May 25, 2010. p. C.1. Retrieved May 29, 2010 .
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"The Fear Factor: Hartford Doctor David Tolin Stars In New VH1 Show On OCD" . Hartford Courant . May 26, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010 .
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"Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)" . International Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation . 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010 .
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"Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" . American Psychiatric Association . 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2010 .
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a
b Smith, Leo (May 27, 2010).
"Mind Games Reality Series Offers Help to Patients with Osessive-Compulsive Disorder" . L.A. Life. Los Angeles Daily News . p. L1. Retrieved June 2, 2010 .
^
a
b Hinckley, David (May 26, 2010).
"Scary Trips Along One-Track Minds" . Television. New York Daily News . p. 88. Retrieved June 2, 2010 .
^
Dr. Tolin's blog, ep.6
^ Seidman, Robert (May 28, 2010).
"Thursday Cable Ratings: Lakers/Suns NBA Playoff Averages 8.7 Million Viewers & More" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from
the original on October 16, 2012.
^ Gorman, Bill (June 4, 2010).
"Thursday Cable Ratings: Burn Notice & Royal Pains Premieres Top The Night" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from
the original on March 14, 2011.
^ Gorman, Bill (June 11, 2010).
"Thursday Cable Ratings: Burn Notice & Royal Pains Down vs. Premieres" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from
the original on January 27, 2011.
^ Gorman, Bill (June 18, 2010).
"Thursday Cable Ratings: Burn Notice & Royal Pains Down Slightly; Real Housewives, Bethenny & More" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from
the original on June 15, 2011.
^ Gorman, Bill (June 25, 2010).
"UPDATED Thursday Cable Ratings: Futurama Returns Strong; Plus Burn Notice, Royal Pains, NBA Draft & More" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from
the original on April 29, 2011.
^ Seidman, Robert (July 2, 2010).
"Thursday Cable Ratings: USA's Royal Pains & Burn Notice lead Thursday cable pack; Bethenny Lags Futurama" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from
the original on October 13, 2012.
^ Gorman, Bill (July 12, 2010).
"Thursday Cable Ratings: All LeBron, All The Time; Plus Bethenny Up, Futurama Settles & More" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from
the original on September 9, 2011.
^ Seidman, Robert (July 16, 2010).
"Thursday Cable: Burn Notice On Top, Futurama Up; Bethenny Down" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from
the original on March 8, 2011.
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