
Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques
Robinson (Publisher)
Published on 21. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-84901-072-6 (ISBN)
Description
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Break free from unhelpful rituals and take control of your life
Are you plagued by a recurring thought or idea that just won't go away? Perhaps you feel the need to wash your hands frequently, hoard things or repeatedly check that all appliances have been turned off before leaving home? These are common symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (or OCD), a condition that causes distress to hundreds of thousands of people.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy has been clinically proven to significantly reduce symptoms of OCD. Learn how to break free from the destructive cycle of obsessive behaviour and regain control of your life.
Shows you how to reduce the distress caused by disturbing thoughts, images and urges
Reduces and gradually helps you overcome compulsions
Offers advice on how partners, relatives and friends can help.
Break free from unhelpful rituals and take control of your life
Are you plagued by a recurring thought or idea that just won't go away? Perhaps you feel the need to wash your hands frequently, hoard things or repeatedly check that all appliances have been turned off before leaving home? These are common symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (or OCD), a condition that causes distress to hundreds of thousands of people.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy has been clinically proven to significantly reduce symptoms of OCD. Learn how to break free from the destructive cycle of obsessive behaviour and regain control of your life.
Shows you how to reduce the distress caused by disturbing thoughts, images and urges
Reduces and gradually helps you overcome compulsions
Offers advice on how partners, relatives and friends can help.
Reviews / Votes
Clear, practical, focused and helpful. [This book] will be extremely useful both for those who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder and those who care for them. -- Professor Paul Salkovkis, Institute of PsychiatryMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84901-072-6 (9781849010726)
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David Veale | Rob Willson
Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques
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08/2009
Robinson Publishing
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David Veale | Rob Wilson
Overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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02/2005
Robinson Publishing
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Persons
Rob Willson (Author)
Rob is the author of Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Manage Your Mood, along with David Veale. He is a cognitive behavioural therapist in private practice. He also works as a tutor at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He holds an honours degree in Psychology, an MSc in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and a Postgraduate Diploma in Social and Behavioural Health Studies. He has been involved in treating people with depression and anxiety for the past twelve years.
David Veale (Author)
David Veale is the author of Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Manage Your Mood, along with Rob Willson. He is a consultant psychiatrist in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Nightingale Hospital, London. He is a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London. His website is https://www.veale.co.uk. He has been helping people with depression and anxiety disorders for more than 30 years.
Rob is the author of Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Manage Your Mood, along with David Veale. He is a cognitive behavioural therapist in private practice. He also works as a tutor at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He holds an honours degree in Psychology, an MSc in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and a Postgraduate Diploma in Social and Behavioural Health Studies. He has been involved in treating people with depression and anxiety for the past twelve years.
David Veale (Author)
David Veale is the author of Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Manage Your Mood, along with Rob Willson. He is a consultant psychiatrist in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Nightingale Hospital, London. He is a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London. His website is https://www.veale.co.uk. He has been helping people with depression and anxiety disorders for more than 30 years.