The Perfectionist's Handbook: Take Risks, Invite Criticism, and Make the Most of Your Mistakes

Jeff Szymanski is the executive director of the International OCD Foundation and one of the country’s leading experts on the complex and often misdiagnosed Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  Szymanski holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. His focus is on patients with serious mental illnesses, most recently working with individuals who have treatment resistant, severe OCD. Prior to joining the International OCD Foundation, Szymanski has worked with close to 1,000 OCD patients at the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., one of only three residential treatment facilities for OCD in the country. In addition to leading OCD training of U.S. professionals, Szymanski is part of an international program in China to teach therapists the techniques to treat OCD, a first in the country. He is the author of the forthcoming book, “The Perfectionist’s Handbook.”