compulsive behavior

Haunted by her mother's compulsive hoarding behavior, Lucy eagerly awaits her graduation and a chance at a "normal" life. When she comes home to find an unexpected and sudden change, however, she wonders how far she will be able to go to keep her family's problems a secret.

In the three years since her father's death, Arizona eighteen-year-old Regina has loaned her mother thousands of dollars to cover her compulsive spending and gambling, and she copes with her own stress by overeating, but when her mother wins the lottery, Regina hopes their troubles are over.

"Ben isn't like most people. Unable to control his racing thoughts, he's a man consumed by his obsessions: movies, motorcycles, presidential trivia-and Diana Hotchkiss, a beautiful woman Ben knows he can never have. When Diana is found dead outside her apartment, Ben's infatuation drives him on a hunt to find out what happened to the love of his life. Ben soon discovers that the woman he pined for was hiding a shocking double life. And now someone is out to stop Ben from uncovering the truth about Diana's illicit affairs"--from publiser's web site.

A comic novel which satirises our eternal quest for money, and our habits of addiction.

Dr. James Incandenza, scientist turned filmmaker, creates a movie so entertaining viewers cannot quit watching and literally die laughing. After he commits suicide, his sons hustle to keep the film away from a revolutionary who hopes to destroy the society of the Organization of North American Nations, a union of Canada and the U.S.

Discusses the features of obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and panic, and teaches how to control these behaviors using cognitive therapy and self-help techniques.

Examines the physiological causes for addictive behavior and looks at how and why people develop addictions and discusses various options for treatment.

Discusses compulsive behavior, who is likely to be compulsive, treatment, and how to cope with a compulsive person.

Discusses addiction including symptoms, treatments, and how to cope with it.