OCD and Christianity

Ian Osborn, MD   CV

Certification:

1979 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Educational History:

1973 M.D. The Pennsylvania State University
1969 B. S. The Pennsylvania State University

Employment History:

2012 to present Retired, with practice related to this website only
2011-2012 Student Health Psychiatrist, Pennsylvania State University
2007–2011 Psychiatrist, Dept of Health, State of New Mexico
2005-2007 Student Health Psychiatrist, Pennsylvania State University
2000-2005 Attending psychiatrist and Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
1993-2000 Student Health Psychiatrist, Pennsylvania State University
1993-2000 Psychiatrist, Clearfield-Jefferson Mental Health Center
1990-1993 Private Practice in psychiatry, State College, Pa
1980-1990 Director of Mental Health and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, Centre Community Hospital, State College, Pa
1977-1980 Student Health Psychiatrist, Pennsylvania State University
1974-1977 Residency, University of Iowa, Department of Psychiatry
1974 Rotating Internship, The Allentown General Hospital

Books

1998 Pantheon Books, NY “Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-
Compulsive Disorder.”
Dell Publishers, 2000 Paperback Edition.
2008, Brazos Press “Can Christianity Cure Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? A Psychiatrist Explores the
Role of Faith in Treatment.”
2023, OCD Resources Publishing “Martin Luther’s Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: How the Great Reformer Cured OCD and What He Learned.”