Book description
Are you plagued by obsessive thoughts, rituals or routines? Would you
like to regain control over your behaviour and cast your fears aside?
Whether you are compelled to wash your hands more and more
thoroughly or feel the need to keep checking that you've turned off
appliances, obsessive worries can be a drain on daily life. However,
you don't need to suffer any more. This practical guide, written by
three leading cognitive behavioural therapy experts, enables you to
make sense of your symptoms, and gives a simple plan to help you
conquer OCD.
Includes: detailed information on the many different manifestations
of OCD; the differences between normal and obsessive worries; clear
information on treating your individual problem; real-life case
studies and examples; and advice and support for friends and family of
OCD sufferers.
Whether your condition is mild or severe, this definitive resource
will help you reclaim your life and keep OCD away for good.
Dr Fiona Challacombe is a research fellow and clinical
psychologist working at Kings College London and the Maudsley Centre
for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma. She is part of a national specialist
service treating individuals with severe and complex OCD. Her research
focuses on the impact of OCD on parenting and families, and
investigating the delivery and refinement of CBT for parents with OCD.
Dr Victoria Bream Oldfield is a Clinical Psychologist working at the
Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma, Maudsley Hospital, London.
She studied experimental psychology at the University of Oxford,
clinical psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College
London, and trained in CBT at the University of Oxford. Her research
interests are in the phenomenology and treatment of OCD.
Professor Paul Salkovskis is Professor of Clinical Psychology and
Applied Science and Programme Director of the forthcoming doctorate
programme in clinical psychology at the University of Bath. He is
editor of the scientific journal Behavioural and Cognitive
Psychotherapy and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
He has published over 250 scientific papers and recently received the
Aaron T Beck award for contributions to cognitive therapy.
