You may even learn something from VH1's 'The OCD Project'

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Saturday June 12, 2010

You may even learn something from VH1’s ‘The OCD Project’

This new series bears all the hallmarks of obscenely voyeuristic “reality TV” — including a house temporarily shared by eccentric characters caught at their worst — but then it takes a turn. You think it’s going to mark a new low in titillating TV, and it ends up being surprisingly educational.

Gail Martz Nelson, a Denver cognitive-behavioral psychologist specializing in anxiety disorders, watched the first two episodes of “The OCD Project” and found it “respectful.” So far, she said, she is encouraged by the series.

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