Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Adults
Apr 2015 · Hogrefe Publishing GmbH
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An essential resource for anyone providing services for individuals with OCD or anxiety disorders Cognitive-behavioral therapy using the techniques of exposure and response prevention has helped countless individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) overcome debilitating symptoms and live fuller, more satisfying lives. This volume opens with an overview of the diagnosis and assessment of OCD in adults and delineates an evidence-based conceptual framework for understanding the development, maintenance, and treatment of obsessions and compulsions. The core of the book that follows is a highly practical treatment manual, based on decades of scientific research and clinical refinement, packed with helpful clinical pearls, therapist-patient dialogues, illustrative case vignettes, sample forms and handouts. State-of-the-art strategies for enhancing exposure therapy using inhibitory learning, ACT, and couples-based approaches are described. Readers are also equipped with skills for tailoring treatment to patients with different types of OCD symptoms (e.g., contamination, unacceptable thoughts, challenging presentations such as mental rituals) and for addressing common obstacles to treatment. The book is an essential resource for anyone providing services for individuals with anxiety disorders.
About the author
Jonathan S. Abramowitz,PhD, is Professor and AssociateChair of Psychologyand Research Professor ofPsychiatry at the Universityof North Carolina(UNC) at Chapel Hill.He is Director of the UNCAnxiety and Stress DisordersClinic and a North Carolina licensedpsychologist with a diplomate from the AmericanBoard of Professional Psychology. He is aninternational expert on anxiety and OCD andhas published 12 books and over 200 researcharticles and book chapters. He is editor of twoscientifi c journals, including the Journal ofObsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.Dr. Abramowitz has served as President of theAssociation for Behavioral and CognitiveTherapies.
Ryan Jane Jacoby, MA,is a doctoral student ofclinical psychology in theAnxiety/OCD Lab at theUniversity of North Carolina(UNC) at Chapel Hill.She conducts research onthe nature and treatmentof OCD and anxiety disordersand is specifi cally interested in cognitivebiases, treatment augmentation strategies,symptom dimensions of OCD, and inhibitorylearning approaches to exposure therapy.Ms. Jacoby has published and presented herresearch at various national and internationalprofessional conferences and has receivednumerous awards for her academic accomplishments
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