Exposure and Response (Ritual) Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work) by Edna B. Foa Elna Yadin Tracey K. Lichner

by Edna B. Foa

An estimated 2 3 percent of the population is affected by obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This is a chronic condition that significantly affects daily functioning and quality of life. Many people with OCD would greatly benefit from receiving professional help to learn how to successfully manage this debilitating condition. This book guides clinicians in treating individuals with OCD through the use of exposure and ritual (response) prevention, one of the most effective and the most studied treatments for OCD.Designed to be used in conjunction with its companion patient workbook titled Treating Your OCD with Exposure and Ritual (Response) Prevention Therapy , this Therapist Guide includes supporting theoretical, historical and research background information, diagnostic descriptions, differential diagnoses, session by session treatment outlines, case examples, sample dialogues, practice assignments, and tailored application to the vast variety of presentations and nuances of the disorder. The manual contains the 'nuts and bolts' of how to provide the treatment and is a comprehensive resource for therapists. It is an invaluable guide for clinicians in overcoming the barriers and difficulties that are part and parcel of every treatment."Exposure and ritual (response) prevention (EX/RP) is the best treatment we have for obsessive compulsive disorder. The Therapist Guide and Workbook by Foa, Yadin, and Licher will do two very important things. The first is to make EX/RP much more available to people suffering from OCD. The second is to help ensure that the treatment that is made more available is a treatment that should really work.

Genres: Psychology

Unknown Binding

First published March 2, 2012

About the author

Edna B. Foa, PhD, is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. The treatment program she has developed for PTSD sufferers has received the highest evidence for its efficacy and has been widely disseminated in the US and around the world.

Reviews

[Sara Kamjou · Rating 4 out of 5]

کتاب عملی خیلی خوبی بود که در ابتدا اغلب اطلاعات لازم در مورد وسواس و نحوه‌ی درمانگریش رو به درمانگر آموزش می‌ده و بعد جلسه به جلسه درمانگر رو به سمت درمان مراجع هدایت می‌کنه.
نکات کاربردی خیلی خوبی برام داشت.

[Rachel]

Quick, concise manual. Not as strong as some other manuals I've read, where I felt confident to start implementing techniques after finishing. Might be the manual, might be the type of treatment, might just be me. Additional training was helpful, so is a foundational base understanding of cognitive treatments.

[Jimmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book, though not currently needed.

[Epifania Rita Gallina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Re read the most important parts for the purposes of my training

[Kate]

lfg

[Momo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really useful insights but a bit limited as it only focuses on CBT without considering the addition of other robust interventions that may serve quite well here.