About this item
Tens of thousands of readers are living freer, happier lives thanks to the clinically proven strategies in this book. Now thoroughly updated based on the latest science, the workbook helps OCD sufferers use the powerful techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) --the most effective treatment for the disorder--to achieve lasting recovery. Examples and stories of people with a wide range of obsessional thoughts and compulsive behaviors illustrate the 10 steps of the program and assure readers they are not alone. Numerous worksheets and other practical tools can be downloaded and printed for repeated use. The second edition is revised throughout with cutting-edge strategies for coping with unwanted thoughts that can't be eliminated completely, plus new learning techniques drawn from brain research.
About the Author
Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Ph.D. is Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and Director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an internationally recognized expert on anxiety disorders, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) . Through his teaching, research, and writing, Dr. Abramowitz has made significant contributions to the field of anxiety disorders and OCD. He has published over 300 research articles, book chapters, and books on these topics and has won awards for his work from the American Psychological Association, International OCD Foundation, and the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Abramowitz is Editor-in-Chief of the "Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders." He maintains an active private practice in Chapel Hill, NC and devotes substantial time to training and supervising clinical psychology graduate students.
