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An Introduction to Coping with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, 2nd Edition - Softcover

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Brosan, Dr. Lee

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9781472140142: An Introduction to Coping with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, 2nd Edition
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ISBN 10: 1472140141 ISBN 13: 9781472140142
Publisher: Robinson, 2018

Synopsis

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) affects millions of people each year. But it can be treated effectively with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).


Written by an experienced practitioner, this introductory book explains what OCD is, what different forms it takes and how it can make you feel. It will help you to understand your symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy. You will learn:

· How OCD develops and what keeps it going
· The role that intrusive thoughts play in your compulsive behaviour
· Cognitive skills and exposure and response prevention techniques

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About the Author

Dr Lee Brosan is a consultant psychologist with the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. Over a long career she has been Head of the Psychological Treatment Service, Trust Lead for the Development of Psychological Therapies, Clinical Associate at the MRC Cognitive and Brain Science Unit in Cambridge, a founder member of the Cambridge Clinical Research Centre for Affective Disorders, and Associate Lecturer in the Experimental Psychology Department at Cambridge.

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Practical support for how to overcome obsessive compulsive disorder

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) affects millions of people each year. But it can be treated effectively with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Written by an experienced practitioner, this introductory book explains what OCD is, what different forms it takes and how it can make you feel. It will help you to understand your symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy. You will learn:

· How OCD develops and what keeps it going
· The role that intrusive thoughts play in your compulsive behaviour
· Cognitive skills and exposure and response prevention techniques

Dr Lee Brosan is a consultant psychologist with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. Over her career she has been responsible for the development of psychological treatment services within the trust and has taught many other people about how best to understand and use CBT.

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Publisher
Robinson
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1472140141
ISBN 13 
9781472140142
Binding
Mass Market Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
80
Rating
  • 4.17 out of 5 stars
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