Breaking Free from OCD: A CBT Guide for Young People and Their Families

by Jo Derisley

Part of the Reading Well scheme. 35 books selected by young people and health professionals to provide 13 to 18 year olds with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a potentially life-long debilitating disorder, which often emerges during teenage years and affects as many as 1 in every 50 people. Young people living with OCD experience recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are distressing and interfere with their social lives, relationships, educational functioning and careers. Written by leading experts on OCD, this step-by-step guide is written for adolescents with OCD and their families, to be used in home treatment or as a self-help book. Using the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which is the proven method for helping those with OCD, it offers teenagers a structured plan of treatment which can be read alone, or with a parent, counsellor or mental health worker. The guide provides useful advice and worksheets throughout. This self-help book for young people is an invaluable resource for adolescents who have suffered from, or know someone who has suffered from, OCD, their families, teachers, carers, and mental health professionals.

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[lucy♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very accessible and informative guide on obsessive-compulsive disorder. Explaining what the illness is and how it works as well as strategies derived from cognitive-behavioural therapy to help overcome it, I’d certainly recommend this to anyone struggling, those who can’t currently access therapy or the loved ones of those suffering.

[Karen Moizer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful exercises. Very user friendly. An excellent addition to what has been discussed during treatment.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Will try and remember to update the review once I have tried the suggested methods rather than just reading them.

[Lorraine · Rating 3 out of 5]

OCD is used in so many general conversations but this book puts it into perspective and how ocd really impacts some people’s lives!

[Sarah Parson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great guide from a practitioners point of view. Clear and well written and gets the main points across.

[Aynur Aslanova · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book helped me to see OCD from a child's eyes. It is easier to fight OCD when you put yourself in a child's shoes.