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Dewey Decimal Number: 362 EAN: 9781572241695 ISBN: 1572241691 Label: New Harbinger Publications Manufacturer: New Harbinger Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 198 Publication Date: 1999-10 Publisher: New Harbinger Publications Studio: New Harbinger Publications Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Great tool to use with proper CBTI use this book in conjunction with CBT and also the book Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior. The triumvirate is very important. You can do this on your own, I do however recommend a licensed therapist to assist you. This is brain surgery on a personal level. It requires a skillful hand that you, the sufferer may not have the aptitude for. Ok, about the workbook. The lessons are short and easy and build on the previous lessons like any other workbook you have ... Read More Rating:  - Good ToolThis book is starting to help me understand what ocd is and how I can deal with it on a day to day basis Rating:  - Never got itI never got the item. How can I review the item if I never received it? Rating: - Excellent, concrete self-help workbookThe authors of this book set out to create a clear, understandable, up-to-date guide to assist those with OCD through the process of embarking on behavioral change. They begin by providing an overview of OCD symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. However, as they themselves state, the "heart" of the book lies in Part II, which outlines a self-help program for OCD called exposure and response prevention (ERP). Based on cognitive behavior therapy, the key components of this program include exposure to ... Read More Rating: - Great book for clinicians and clients and non OCDAs a social worker, I'm working with an OCD client, and this book has been very helpful. We read it together and discussed the chapters. The book is comprehensive, easy to read, and has a healing tone -- not a pathological put down. This book can also be used by people not diagnosed with OCD. There are helpful hints on how to have a less stressful life and be more compassionate. You don't have to have OCD to be working too hard at some task and this books helps all with this dimension of living. 
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