Skin Picking Featured on A&E's Obsessed

This past evening’s episode of A&E show Obsessed featured a very interesting case of OCD in which the affected person engaged in both skin-picking as well as compulsions related to contamination. This episode really highlighted how destructive (or even life threatening in some cases if infection takes hold) skin picking can be. I also thought this episode did a very nice job illustrating how hard it can be for family members who are trying to help a family member with OCD - it can be so hard to know if you are doing the right thing or not. Do you have any strategies for helping a family with OCD that you’ve found to be effective?