Preface; 1. What Is OCD and Is It Really a Problem?; 2. Who Gets OCD and How Would Anyone Know If They Had It?; 3. Types and Presentation of OCD; 4. Drug Treatment; 5. Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD; 6. Children and Adolescents with OCD; 7. Old Treatments, Modern Developments, New Research, and Potential Treatments for the Future; 8. Other Conditions Which Appear Similar to OCD; 9. What Can Family and Carers Do to Help a Person with OCD; 10. What can you do to help cope with your OCD?; 11. General Principles of Treatment; 12. How to Better Manage Your Symptoms Before and During Treatment; 13. Overcoming Fears of Contamination; 14. Fear of harm to self or others due to failure to act appropriately (fear of harm through an act of omission) and trying to obtain the 'just right' feeling and doubting the memory; 15. Fear of harm to self or others due to your own actions (or thoughts); 16. Overcoming 'Taboo' Obsessive Thoughts; 17. Loss of something (objects or part of 'self'); 18. Overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Slowness, Perfectionism and Symmetry; 19. Overcoming Obsessive Ruminations (Sometimes known as Pure 'O'); 20. When the treatment doesn't go according to plan or even if it does, what to do next; Glossary; Resources; References.
An accessible guide for people with OCD and their loved ones, featuring self-help chapters based on Graded Exposure therapy.
Dr Lynne Drummond is an internationally renowned psychiatrist and researcher, who has been helping people with OCD for over 40 years. In addition to her roles as Honorary Consultant and Visiting Professor, Dr Drummond also works extensively with various charities who offer help to people with OCD and their families, such as Triumph Over OCD and Phobias UK (TOP UK), OCD Action and OCD UK. Everything You Need to Know About OCD is her fourth book. Laura Edwards is a freelance writer with an interest in making science accessible to a wider readership.
'As a comedian, I am only too aware about jokes concerning OCD.
When I was a psychiatric nurse, I knew that it was no laughing
matter. People with OCD are often misunderstood and lack access to
appropriate information and services. This book attempts to help by
setting out everything about OCD, what may cause it and how it is
treated. Using personal stories of people with OCD, it gives advice
to families as well as the individual. The final section gives
details of how you may help yourself to face up to and overcome
OCD. A must-read for anyone whose life has been impacted by
this illness.' Jo Brand, comedian
'A timely intervention from a leading expert on OCD.' David Adam,
Sunday Times bestselling author of, The Man Who Couldn't Stop:
The Truth About OCD
'As an OCD sufferer myself, reading this book was like being
wrapped in a warm blanket. Lynne manages to explain this complex
condition with both deep insight and caring understanding. And
reading the many brave stories from fellow sufferers made me feel
that I'm not alone in the battle to control this dreadful mental
illness. This book, I believe, will help enormously to do just
that!' Ian Puleston Davies, Actor and Patron of OCD UK
'Experiencing OCD can be incredibly isolating and painful, it is a
condition surrounded by misconception and confusion. This wonderful
book by Lynne Drummond really is a one stop shop for all things
OCD. It answers every question you could possibly have about OCD
and stops you feeling alone - it is wonderfully validating. Lynne's
outstanding knowledge of OCD is clear throughout and she covers
some of the more difficult conversation surrounding OCD with
compassion and kindness. I wish I'd had access to this book
when I was struggling.' Catherine Benfield, Founder of 'Taming
Olivia'
'This is an excellent book that provides in a clearly accessible
form all the latest thinking and science on how OCD manifests and
how to treat it. It is written by a world-leading specialist in the
field who has been studying OCD and treating OCD patients for
decades. I thoroughly recommend it.' Nick Sireau, Chair and founder
of Orchard
'OCD is a devastating condition which causes so much anguish and
distress and is often misunderstood. This comprehensive new
book by Dr Lynne Drummond is so easy to read and understand, and is
packed with information for those living with OCD and their
families. There is an extensive self-help section which describes
the methods you need to embrace to overcome your condition. It
is possible to overcome OCD and this book guides you through the
evidence-based treatment methods so you can do it yourself. If you
want to understand OCD and be inspired to take the road to
recovery, then this is the book for you.' Trilby Breckman, Clinical
Director of TOP UK
'Everything You Need to Know about OCD is a cutting-edge and
comprehensive, yet very clear and widely accessible, book on best
treatment approaches for OCD. The book's target audience
includes both the lay public (OCD sufferers, family members and the
general public) and clinicians (various healthcare workers and
therapists, including behaviour therapists, occupational
therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists). The
author, Lynne Drummond, is a very rare physician with
extensive expertise in both psychological and biological treatments
of OCD. Her longstanding clinical and research experience is
combined with a unique ability to communicate effectively and in
simple terms on this topic. The book will undoubtedly increase
awareness, enhance recognition and diagnosis, highlight and
increase expertise in psychological and medical treatment options,
and provide a roadmap for concrete self-help approaches to manage
intrusive obsessive thoughts and control compulsive behaviours.'
Eric Hollander, M.D., Director, Autism and Obsessive Compulsive
Spectrum Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
and Psychiatric Research Institute at Montefiore-Einstein
'Dr Lynne Drummond has extensive experience in both the
psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy of OCD. In this volume, she
summarises current state-of-the art approaches to treatment, so
that people living with this condition can immediately and
practically benefit. The chapters focused on different kinds
of OCD symptoms are particularly useful, as these will help people
with OCD to tailor their treatment plans according to their
specific needs.' Dan Stein, Head of Psychiatry and Mental Health,
University of Cape Town
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