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Most of these Case Studies come from examples from an episode of Oprah Winfrey done on OCD.

LORRIE:
http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1410d.htm
A germ freak.

MARC SUMMERS:
http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1410f.htm
A famous game show host, who dealt with his compulsiveness to being "neat."
 
DON: http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1410g.htm
A hoarder. Don literally never throws anything away.

DORON:
http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1410j.htm
A checker.  Whenever Doron drives, he must check to see if he has hit someone.

MATT:
http://members.aol.com/CHEESE02/OCD.html
Maintains his own website to talk to people about the condition he has.

DARCIE:
http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1410i.htm
The young girl from earlier on the website.

BESS: http://www.psychohelp.at/h/college/abnormal/ocd.shtml
The girl from earlier on the site with the strict mother.

Carla: http://www.ume.maine.edu/~ITHCRA/Exchange/wwwcybered2/Bulimia/BulCS.html
Carla has bulimia and depression along with her case of OCD.