| Breaking Free from OCD: A CBT Guide for Young People and Their Families Contributor(s): Derisley, Jo (Author), Heyman, Isobel (Author), Robinson, Sarah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843105748 ISBN-13: 9781843105749 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is no joke. Those saddled with it have behaviors that can interfere with or even destroy relationships, educational opportunities and careers. The authors, all practitioners as well as academicians, give young people with OCD techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) they can use on their own or with guidance to control their behaviors and reduce triggers or causes. The authors describe OCD and the prospects of getting better, define CBT, and analyze traps and triggers of obsessive or compulsive behaviors. The core of the book is devoted to treatment, including understanding the role of anxiety, deciding first steps, designing exposure and response preventative exercises, making progress, overcoming difficulties, determining the role of thoughts, challenging thoughts, testing whether thoughts will come true, maintaining gains, and taking stock of the big picture. Includes a full set of worksheets and advice for caregivers and families. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior |
| Dewey: 618.92 |
| LCCN: 2007051738 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 7.02" W x 9.76" (0.98 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Part of the Reading Well scheme. 35 books selected by young people and health professionals to provide 13 to 18 year olds with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a potentially life-long debilitating disorder, which often emerges during teenage years and affects as many as 1 in every 50 people. Young people living with OCD experience recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are distressing and interfere with their social lives, relationships, educational functioning and careers. Written by leading experts on OCD, this step-by-step guide is written for adolescents with OCD and their families, to be used in home treatment or as a self-help book. Using the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which is the proven method for helping those with OCD, it offers teenagers a structured plan of treatment which can be read alone, or with a parent, counsellor or mental health worker. The guide provides useful advice and worksheets throughout. This self-help book for young people is an invaluable resource for adolescents who have suffered from, or know someone who has suffered from, OCD, their families, teachers, carers, and mental health professionals. |
Contributor Bio(s): Robinson, Sarah: - Sarah Robinson, BSc, is Assistant Psychologist at the national and specialist OCD and related disorders clinic for children and young people at the Maudsley Hospital, UK.Derisley, Jo: - Jo Derisley, ClinPsyD, AFBPsS, DipCogTher, is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of East Anglia, and Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Norfolk & Waveney Mental Health Care Trust, UK. She has written several articles on the subject.Turner, Cynthia: - Cynthia Turner, PhD, MClinPsych, is Honorary Lecturer at the King's College Institute of Psychiatry, London and Senior Clinical Psychologist at the national and specialist OCD clinic for children and young people, Maudsley Hospital, UK. She specialises in the treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders in young people, and has written treatment programs for these disorders, as well as book chapters and scientific articles. |