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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.8584 EAN: 9780553381177 Edition: 1st ISBN: 0553381172 Label: Bantam Manufacturer: Bantam Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 253 Publication Date: 2001-07 Publisher: Bantam Release Date: July 31, 2001 Studio: Bantam Accessories:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Newly Revised and Updated! Are you tormented by extremely distressing thoughts or persistent worries? Compelled to wash your hands repeatedly? Driven to repeat or check certain numbers, words, or actions? If you or someone you love suffers from these symptoms, you may be one of the millions of Americans who suffer from some form of obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. Once considered almost untreatable, OCD is now known to be a highly treatable disorder using behavior therapy. In this newly revised edition of Stop Obsessing! Drs. Foa and Wilson, internationally renowned authorities on the treatment of anxiety disorders, share their scientifically based and clinically proven self-help program that has already allowed thousands of men and women with OCD to enjoy a life free from excessive worries and rituals. You will discover: • Step-by-step programs for both mild and severe cases of OCD • The most effective ways to help you let go of your obsessions and gain control over your compulsions • New charts and fill-in guides to track progress and make exercises easier • Questionnaires for self-evaluation and in-depth understanding of your symptoms • Expert guidance for finding the best professional help • The latest information about medications prescribed for OCD Average Rating:
 Rating: - SeriouslyThis book saved my life nine years ago. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. My life is no longer ruled by anxiety. Thank you R.W. and E.F. Rating:  - Not quite perfectThis was listed as the top choice for obsessive-compulsive disorder by the Carlat Report for December 2005 in a review of self-help books in psychiatry (www.thecarlatreport.com). It is very much a self-help book, directed at patients rather than professionals, but some of the methods recommended seem to assume that a professional is involved and it discusses the use of medication. Indecisions and mentisme are not covered but hoarding (which is seldom due to OCD)is. As with several other self ... Read More Rating: - Just what the doctor orderedThis book comes highly recommended by my doctor and is living up to its reputation! Rating: - Great book - highly recommendedThis is an excellent book. I think it is the best self-help book on OCD. Luckily my CB therapist does these exact techniques with me in therapy so it's like this book is a hard-copy of the work I am doing. It's a great reference manual. Take this book seriously - it will help you if you follow the practices with as much patience and effort as you can. The thing that clicked for me after ready only the first few chapters of this book, is that my thoughts are obsessions! They are exagerrated, irrational, ... Read More Rating: - Stop Obsessing by Foa and WilsonThe book describes a host of obsessive/compulsive behaviors together with strategies to overcome them. For instance, washers tend to clean their hands multiple times, take many showers and repeat actions obsessively or due to shear habit. Repeaters tend to repeat actions compulsively until they are performed perfectly or to the perceived satisfaction of the person with "a repeater" behavioral trait. Hoarders tend to gather "things" out of a fear of discarding something ... Read More 
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