Loving Someone with OCD
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People who suffer from mental illness rarely do so alone. Their families and loved ones face their own set of unique challenges¿problems that deserve their own resources and sources of support. This is the first book written specifically to the loved ones of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It helps readers examine how OCD affects their lives and offers a straightforward system for building a healthier, more constructive relationship with OCD sufferers.
The book contains basic information about OCD¿its definition, cause, and symptoms¿and a brief overview of treatments available for the disorder. After these introductory sections, the book focuses on ways readers can foster a healthy relationship with someone with OCD. It includes tips for increasing family involvement, making accommodation for the disorder in daily life, and creating an action plan for change using family contracts. The book also covers relational topics such as...
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Cherry Pedrick, RN, is a freelance writer with over twenty year's experience as a nurse who is dedicated to helping people make positive changes in their physical, mental and spiritual lives. In 1994 she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, which began an intensive search for knowledge, effective treatment, and management of OCD. She has coauthored many books for people with obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, including the first edition of The OCD Workbook, The Habit Control Workbook, The BDD Workbook, and Helping Your Child with OCD. She lives in North Las Vegas, NV. You can read many of her articles and learn more about her books at www.cherrypedrick.com.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: OCD Defined
- Chapter 2: Treatment of OCD
- Chapter 3: The Inner Workings of OCD
- Chapter 4: Support the Person, Not the OCD
- Chapter 5: The Need for Famil y Contracting
- Chapter 6: Contracting, the Solution for Family Problem Solving
- Chapter 7: Creating the Family Contract
- Chapter 8: Parents, Siblings, and Friends: Partners in Recovery
- Chapter 9: You, Your Spouse, and OCD: Three's a Crowd
- Chapter 10: Building Family Resilience
- Chapter 11: Looking to the Future
- Resources
- References
