An estimated 2-3% of the population is affected by
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This is a chronic condition
that significantly affects daily functioning and quality of life.
Many people with OCD would greatly benefit from receiving
professional help to learn how to successfully manage this
debilitating condition. This book guides clinicians in treating
individuals with OCD through the use of exposure and ritual
(response) prevention, one of the most effective and the most
studied treatments for OCD. Designed to be used in conjunction with
its companion patient workbook titled Treating Your OCD with
Exposure and Ritual (Response) Prevention Therapy, this Therapist
Guide includes supporting theoretical, historical and research
background information, diagnostic descriptions, differential
diagnoses, session by session treatment outlines, case examples,
sample dialogues, practice assignments, and tailored application to
the vast variety of presentations and nuances of the disorder. The
manual contains the 'nuts and bolts' of how to provide the
treatment and is a comprehensive resource for therapists. It is an
invaluable guide for clinicians in overcoming the barriers and
difficulties that are part and parcel of every treatment. "Exposure
and ritual (response) prevention (EX/RP) is the best treatment we
have for obsessive compulsive disorder. The Therapist Guide and
Workbook by Foa, Yadin, and Licher will do two very important
things. The first is to make EX/RP much more available to people
suffering from OCD. The second is to help ensure that the treatment
that is made more available is a treatment that should really
work."-Michael R. Liebowitz M.D., Professor of Clinical Psychiatry,
Columbia University and Former Director, Anxiety Disorders Clinic,
New York State Psychiatric Institute "In this well-organized and
succinct manual, leading experts describe exposure and ritual
(response) prevention (EX/RP), a proven first-line treatment for
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). They detail how to evaluate
clients for EX/RP treatment, provide session-by-session
instructions for treatment delivery, and offer invaluable advice on
handling problems like patient nonadherence. This outstanding
therapist manual, together with its accompanying client workbook,
provides state-of-the-art tools for transforming the lives of
people with OCD."-H. Blair Simpson, M.D. Ph.D., Professor of
Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University Director of the Anxiety
Disorders Clinic and the OCD Research Program at the New York State
Psychiatric Institute "A concise, up-to-date, and extremely useful
clinical guide to understanding and treating people struggling with
OCD. State-of-the-art essentials for how to provide the most
effective intervention for this often difficult to treat condition
are covered in a clear and practical manner that is certain to
facilitate positive outcomes."-Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Ph.D., ABPP,
Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and
Related Disorders
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