Getting Control Overcoming Your Obsessions and Compulsions

Name: Getting Control Overcoming Your Obsessions and Compulsions
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ISBN: 9780452297852

ISBN-10: 0452297850

ISBN-13: 9780452297852

Edition: 3rd 2012

Authors: Lee Baer

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Thoroughly revised and updated—the go-to book for OCD sufferers who want to master their fears and take charge of their livesThe first comprehensive guide to treating obsessive compulsive disorder based on clinically proven behavioral therapy techniques, Dr. Lee Baer’s Getting Control has been providing OCD sufferers with information and relief for more than twenty years. In the same easy-to-understand format as the original, this updated edition includes:• Cutting-edge behavioral therapy techniques• Breakthrough advances in neuroscience• Brand new material on hoarding• Expanded sections on how families can help OCD sufferers• The latest diagnostic standards as outlined by the American…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/26/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.462
Language: English



Foreword


Preface to the Original Edition


Preface to the Third Edition



What Is OCD?


What Is OCD?


How Common Is OCD?


What Causes OCD?


What Are the Subtypes of OCD?


What Problems Are Confused with OCD?


What Disorders May Be Related to OCD?



Treatment of OCD


Behavior Therapy for OCD


Medication Treatment for OCD


Other Treatments for OCD


Principles of Behavior Therapy



Test Yourself


Assessing the Type of Your OCD Symptoms


Measuring the Severity of Your OCD


Assessing the Strength of Your Belief in Your Obsessions or Compulsions


Assessing Avoidance Due to OCD


Assessing Depression


Interpreting the Results



Setting Your Goals


Basic Principles of Setting Long-term Goals


Basic Principles of Setting Practice Goals



HOW to Use Behavior Therapy to Get Control of Your Symptoms


Techniques to Assist Exposure and Response Prevention


Tailoring Behavior Therapy to Your OCD Symptoms



Staying in Control


Long-term Results of Behavior Therapy


Getting the Odds in Your Favor



Getting Control of Problems Related to OCD


Trichotillomania


Skin Picking


Tourette Syndrome


Excessive Bodily Worries


Hoarding Disorder



Medications for OCD


SRI Medications


Clomipramine


Fluoxetine


Fluvoxamine


Sertraline


Paroxetine


Citalopram


Escitalopram


MAOIs


What Other Medications Can Help OCD?


Common Questions About Medications for OCD


Combining Medication with Behavior Therapy



Your Questions Answered



For Family, Friends, and Helpers


Dealing with Family Members or Friends Who Have OCD


Dealing with Family Members or Friends Who Won't Get Help for Their OCD


If You Are Asked to Be a Helper


Bibliography


Appendix. Self-Rating Forms


Index