Getting over OCD a 10-step workbook for taking back your life

• Main Author: Abramowitz, Jonathan S. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Guilford Press 2009
• Series: Guilford self-help workbook series
• Subjects: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder > therapy; Obsessive disorder; Compulsive behavior > therapy
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• Physical Description: x, 307 pages illustrations 27 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289) and index
• ISBN: 9781593859992; 1593859996

Just imagine: No more obsessional thoughts and compulsive behaviors. No more planning your day around avoiding certain situations. You can get over OCD--and join the thousands of people who are living freer, happier lives thanks to the clinically proven strategies in this book. Noted OCD specialist Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz provides the information, support, and practical tools you need to: *Understand your obsessions, compulsions, and rituals *Develop a customized action plan *Take gradual steps to safely confront--and master--the situations you avoid *Find relief from intrusive thoughts, no matter how distressing *Overcome compulsive urges *Reduce anxiety and improve your relationships Based on cognitive-behavioral therapy, the most effective treatment for OCD, the workbook's carefully sequenced exercises are illustrated with detailed examples. Ready to get over OCD? Your journey starts here. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Book of Merit