The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Softcover

Bruce M. Hyman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572241691 ISBN 13: 9781572241695

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, 1999

Synopsis

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by the presence of recurrent, intrusive thoughts, impulses, or images (obsessions) or repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions). Symptoms include fear of contamination; excessive hand-washing; persistent, exaggerated thoughts of imaginary danger; and compulsive checking and counting rituals. Such symptoms can become so time-consuming and debilitating that they may have devastating consequences.

Research has established that a combination of medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy is the optimal treatment for OCD. Bruce Hyman and Cherry Pedrick have created an intensive, self- directed program that teaches a person with OCD how to block or postpone rituals, reduce fears, and change unhealthy thought patterns. Included are self-assessments, ways to enlist the help of family and friends, and approaches to overcoming specific disorders.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1572241691
• ISBN 13: 9781572241695
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 217