Cognitive Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Guide for Professionals
Book Details
- Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
- Published : 2006
- Category :
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapies - Category 2 :
Individual Psychotherapy - Catalogue No : 23977
- ISBN 13 : 9781572244290
- ISBN 10 : 1572244291
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The strategies described in this book focus intensively on the intrusive thoughts that can trigger negative beliefs and drive compulsive behaviors. The manual begins with a brief review of current facts about OCD. Then it describes how cognitive therapy can be applied to OCD. The several treatment modules that follow outline a brief three-to-four session approach therapists can use to help clients make real progress on their OCD beliefs and behavioral symptoms. Each module is complemented by a series of client worksheets and handouts.
This purely cognitive approach to OCD offers a number of benefits including:
- CT avoids the discomfort of prolonged exposure and response prevention (ERP)
- The therapy can be conducted entirely in the therapist's office
- CT is especially useful for patients with mental rituals and neutralizing strategies
- The treatment is based on NIMH-funded research and is empirically supported