Getting Control - Softcover

Baer, Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452281776 ISBN 13: 9780452281776

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2000

Synopsis

Six million Americans suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and they know firsthand the often devastating effects it has on their lives. Some symptoms, such as the nagging feeling you have left the stovetop burner on, can be mildly distracting. Yet others, like compulsive hand washing, the inability to throw anything out, or nerve-racking feelings of guilt, can be completely paralyzing and make it nearly impossible for sufferers to lead healthy lives. Dr. Lee Baer gives readers the tools to assess their own symptoms, set goals, and create therapeutic programs for themselves. He also helps readers differentiate between OCD and other psychological illnesses such as depression. From the latest treatments to important facts on the medications currently available and how they work, Getting Control is thorough, concise, and positive--a lifesaver for anyone whose well-being is affected by OCD.

About this title

About the Author

Lee Baer, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of OCD and related disorders. Author of Getting Control: Overcoming Your Obsessions and Compulsions, Baer is an associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School and the director of research of the OCD unit at Massachusetts General Hospital as well as of the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital.

From the Back Cover

A CLASSIC BOOK ON OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER BY ONE OF AMERICA'S LEADING OCD EXPERTS -- NOW COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED

A man who can't go out without a paralyzing fear that he has failed to lock the door...a woman who tears her hair out in clumps... a boy who scrubs his hands over and over...

The first comprehensive guide to treating OCD based on the clinically proven techniques of behavior therapy, Getting Control offers a practical, step-by-step program to help the six million Americans who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. In this expanded and revised edition, Harvard Medical School professor Lee Baer gives OCD victims the information they need to assess their symptoms, set realistic goals, and create specific therapeutic exercises for themselves. He offers advice on more intensive professional therapy and draws on fascinating case studies to show how others have learned to master their fears and take charge of their lives.

UPDATED TO INCLUDE:
-- New methods for treating obsessive thoughts
-- Promising future directions in treatments, including cognitive therapy and computer-assisted behavior theory
-- Information on the newest SRI drugs
-- Revised self-assessment tests to determine the severity of OCD
-- Expanded sections on treating disorders that appear similar to OCD, such as chronic hairpulling, hypochondriasis, and Tourette syndrome
-- How to find OCD clinicians and specialists -- now with Internet sources

AND:
-- OCD in children
-- How and where to get the best professional therapy
-- The latest advances in medications and surgical procedures

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0452281776
• ISBN 13: 9780452281776
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 272