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About this book
If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), chances are that your persistent obsessive thoughts and time-consuming compulsions keep you from enjoying life to the fullest. But when you are in the habit of avoiding the things you fear, the idea of facing them head-on can feel frightening and overwhelming. This book can help.
The OCD Workbook has helped thousands of people with OCD break the bonds of troubling OCD symptoms and regain the hope of a productive life. Endorsed and used in hospitals and clinics the world over, this valuable resource is now fully revised and updated with the latest evidence-based approaches to understanding and managing OCD. It offers day-to-day coping strategies you can start using right away, along with proven-effective self-help techniques that can help you maintain your progress. The book also includes information for family members seeking to understand and support loved ones who suffer from this often baffling and frustrating disorder. Whether you suffer with OCD or a related disorder, such as body dysmorphic disorder or trichotillomania, let this new edition of The OCD Workbook be your guide on the path to recovery. This new edition will help you: use self-assessment tools to identify your symptoms and their severity; create and implement a recovery strategy using cognitive behavioral self-help tools and techniques; learn about the most effective medications and medical treatments; find the right professional help and access needed support for your recovery; and maintain your progress and prevent future relapse.
This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit — an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- What Is OCD? Its Many Faces
- A Closer Look at OCD: Symptoms and Causes
- What Can Be Done? Treatment Options
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for OCD: Introduction to the Self-Directed Program
- Preparing for the Challenge: Self-Assessment
- Your Intervention Strategy: Exposure and Response Prevention
- Imaginal Exposure: Facing Your Fears in Your Imagination
- Challenging Your Faulty Beliefs: Cognitive Restructuring
- Acceptance and Mindfulness Approaches to OCD: Learning to Live Fully—Despite OCD
- Primarily Obsessional OCD: Breaking Free from Horrific Thoughts
- Scrupulosity: When OCD Gets Religious
- Hit-and-Run OCD: Hyperresponsibility Behind the Wheel
- Health Anxiety: Hypochondriasis
- Hoarding OCD: When You Have Too Much Stuff
- Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Maintaining Your Gains for the Long Haul
- OCD and Company: Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- It Happens to Children Too: Helping Your Child with OCD
- OCD Is a Family Affair: Working Together to Overcome OCD
- Where to Get Help: How to Find a Good Therapist and Other Sources of Support
- Appendix
- Resources
- References