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Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Reasoning processes in obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders

Keiron O'Connor, Frederick Aardema, Marie-Claude Pelissier

People with strong obsessional doubt and fixed, overvalued obsessional beliefs are often resistant to cognitive-behaviour therapy and difficult to help. In over ten years of clinical practice with people with obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD), it became clear to the authors that current cognitive explanations of such disorders are often incomplete.
Their book presents an innovative approach that brings together reasoning research, philosophy of mind and language, and cognitive therapy to understand OCD. It outlines the development and validation of an inference-based approach to treating OCD, which addresses the inductive and often imaginary narrative leading to obsessional inferences.
Clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health workers will find this book of great interest. Also included is a complete treatment manual of inferential based therapy (IBA), together with an appendix of supplementary treatment cards for the client that are available online.

23x15cm

304 pages

$85.95

CBT for Anxiety

A Step-By-Step Training Manual for the Treatment of Fear, Panic, Worry and OCD

Kimberly Morrow, Elizabeth DuPont Spencer

Combining evidence-based approaches and years of clinical experience, this book provides step-by-step skills training for implementing cognitive behavioral therapy into your anxiety treatment plans.
Concise, clear and practical, this workbook provides immediate tools to motivate, encourage and effectively treat even your most anxious clients. A key highlight of the book are guided opportunities to work through treatment obstacles to enhance your clinical skills. The authors have also created dozens of reproducible worksheets, exercises and handouts to share with clients and their families.
- Assessment and diagnosis
- Goal setting
- The art of exposure and response prevention
- Skills adapted for children
- The role of Mindfulness
- Relapse prevention
- Involving friends and family in treatment
Well worth considering.

28x21cm

127 pages

$50.00

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Perfectionism

Sarah Egan, Tracey Wade, Roz Shafran and Martin Antony

This practical resource provides an evidence-based framework for treating clients struggling with perfectionism, whether as the main presenting problem or in conjunction with depression, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Using a case formulation approach, the authors draw on their extensive cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) experience to present specific techniques and interventions. Coverage spans treatment planning, the therapeutic alliance, key obstacles that may arise, relapse prevention, and emerging research. Reproducible assessment scales and 36 patient handouts are included; purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient A4 size. 2016

23x15cm

402 pages

$53.00

From Thoughts to Obsessions

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Per Hove Thomsen

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is the term given to a condition characterized by recurring obsessive thoughts or actions. These thoughts or actions are involuntary and are often a response to a deep-rooted fear. This introductory book, richly illustrated with case examples, explains the nature and treatment of OCD in children and adolescents. OCD has been little discussed in relation to this age group, although it is now believed that approximately 1 per cent of all children and adolescents suffers from serious obsessive disorders. Written for parents and relatives as well as doctors, teachers and other professionals working with this group of patients, From Thoughts to Obsessions defines OCD and forms a straightforward explanation of the symptoms, assessment procedures and treatment strategies. Per Hove Thomsen also examines obsessive features which may form part of normal adolescent development as well as the relationship of OCD to other psychiatric conditions.

21x14cm

150 pages

$38.95

Letting Go of Perfect

Overcoming Perfectionism in Kids

Jill L Adelson, PhD, Hope E Wilson, PhD

Pinpoints a crippling state of mentality among many kids and teens today - the need to be absolutely perfect - and gives parents and teachers the guidance and support they need to help children break free of the anxieties and behaviors related to perfectionism.

For children who believe their best is never good enough, perfectionism can lead to excessive guilt, lack of motivation, low self-esteem, depression, pessimism, obsessive and compulsive behavior, and a sense of rigidity. By delineating the major types of perfectionists and providing practical tips, the authors show parents and teachers how they can help these children effectively control their perfectionist tendencies and use those to their advantage.

This engaging, practical book is a must-have for parents, teachers, and counselors wanting to help children overcome perfectionism, raise self-confidence, lessen guilt, increase motivation, and offer a future free of rigidity.

23x15cm

204 pages

$32.00

Loving Someone With OCD

Help for You and Your Family

Cherlene Pedrick, Karen J. Landsman, Kathleen M. Parrish

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 parenting and marriage, self-care, and support networking. Throughout, the book illustrates important points with the real-life stories of families living with OCD.

23x16cm

184 pages

$42.00

Not as Crazy as I Seem

George Harrar

Aged 15, Devon Brown won't eat in the school caf (a germ swamp). He covers his hands before opening doors, eats things in groups of four (his lucky number), and hangs up his shirts (with all their buttons buttoned) by colour. Some kids say Devon s crazy, but he knows better. These are the tricks that keep bad things from happening, and he can't imagine giving them up. Devon calls it controlling things. His doctor calls it obsessive-compulsive disorder. When Devon starts at a new school, his compulsions start to get him in trouble, and before long he realizes that his only choice is to confront his behaviours and the events that trigger them.
In a compelling story of growing up different, the author introduces us to a boy who just might change the way we think about crazy.
Sometimes a novel is a useful way to introduce concepts and open up opportunities for discussion.

18x13cm

232 pages

$14.00

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A Practical Guide to Treatment

Clare S Rees

For more than ten years, Clare Rees has worked as a therapist who treats OCD, and in this book she provides an outline of her preferred approach to treating OCD.
To be effective in their work with OCD clients, Dr Rees argues that clinicians require a thorough knowledge of an explanatory model that will help guide selection of treatment approaches. Dr Rees has found the cognitive model to be the most relevant and accurate account of OCD; her overview of this model provides a frame for her book.
Described in detail are the characteristics of clients who have been treated and how they were treated. Clear summaries of current research findings that relate to both conceptualisation and treatment are provided. Individual chapters describe cognitive constructs that are relevant to OCD - such as magical thinking, intolerance of uncertainty and responsibility � and how these constructs can be addressed in therapy. Examples of case formulations and related treatment plans are provided; these will assist in tailoring evidence-based treatment to the needs of particular clients. Innovative treatment developments, including group treatments and metacognitive approaches, are outlined. How OCD in childhood and adolescence can be treated is discussed. Two complete therapist-manuals, a cognitive-behavioural treatment manual and a metacognitive treatment manual, are included; each has been trialled and published previously in the OCD research literature; each can be used for both individual and group therapy and is accompanied by tips to maximise effectiveness and extensive client resources.

23x15cm

224 pages

$45.00

OCD - Tools to Help You Fight Back!

A CBT Workbook for Young People

Cynthia Turner

September 2018. Structured as a flexible 14-session programme, this workbook is intended to be used in conjunction with the clinical manual for this title, OCD - Tools to Help Young People Fight Back. It sets out an evidence-based treatment for young people with OCD using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention techniques. Designed to be employed in a clinical setting, it uses simple diagrams and illustrations to explain ways to cope with OCD thoughts and behaviours, and provides activities for use both within sessions and at home. The fun and engaging way in which the exercises are designed will encourage the patient to fully involve themselves in the recovery process and overcome their OCD.
An essential resource for clinicians treating young people affected by OCD, this workbook brings together the patient, the therapist and the patient's family to fight OCD as a team.

128 pages $36.00

OCD - Tools to Help Young People Fight Back!

A CBT Manual for Therapists

Cynthia Turner

This manual from the distinguished Maudsley hospital guides therapists through the process of treating young people with the disorder and supporting patients and their families. Designed to be used in conjunction with the complementary workbook OCD - Tools to Help You Fight Back!, it features an adaptable evidence-based treatment based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention techniques. It provides instructions on how best to educate young people and their families about OCD and anxiety, and on how to involve patients' families in the recovery process to form a truly collaborative team. Essential reading for professionals treating young people with OCD, it will prove a valuable resource for both experienced therapists and clinicians in training.

48 pages

$46.00

Take Control of OCD

The Ultimate Guide for Kids with OCD

Bonnie Zucker

Take Control of OCD is a unique guide just for kids ages 8 14 with obsessive compulsive disorder to help them take control of their disorder and find success in school and in life. Using a cognitive-behavioral therapy method to stress gradual exposure to students' obsessive thinking patterns, the book takes kids step-by-step through a ladder-based process to conquer their fears and demolish their worries.
Focusing on helping kids change their obsessive thoughts, tolerate uncertainty, develop positive self-talk and stress management, advocate for their needs in school, find successful relaxation procedures, and face their fears, the book includes workbook-style pages for kids to complete. By interviewing kids with OCD from across the country, the author offers tons of advice, information, and ideas for students, by students just like them. This handy guidebook is sure to help children with OCD change their behaviors and conquer their worries, discovering a sense of accomplishment and achievement

25x18cm

179 pages

$27.95

Talking Back to OCD

The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say "No Way" -- and Parents Say "Way to Go"
Jan 2007

John S March with Christine M Benton

Fourteen-year-old Eric is plagued by thoughts that germs on his hands could be making his family sick. Kelly, age 8, feels distressed if she can't count her pencils in multiples of four. No one wants to get rid of OCD more than they do--that's why Talking Back to OCD puts the power to beat obsessions and compulsions in their hands. This uniquely designed volume is really two books in one. The first portion of each chapter teaches children and adolescents skills they can use to take charge of the illness. Instructions that follow show their parents how to provide encouragement and support. Based on the most effective known treatment for OCD, the book demonstrates ways to "boss back" when OCD butts in, enabling many youngsters and teens to eliminate their symptoms entirely. Early-onset OCD is as common as diabetes; this powerful book will help thousands of young people show this unwelcome visitor to the door.

$35.95

The Thought That Counts

A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ( Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' Adolescent Mental Health Initiative )

Jared Kant

For the more than 2 million Americans with obsessive-compulsive disorder, the intrusive thoughts and uncontrollable behaviors can take a harsh toll, as author Jared Douglas Kant knows all too well. Diagnosed with OCD at age 11, Jared became ruled by dread of deadly germs and diseases, the unrelenting need to count and check things, and a persistent, nagging doubt that overshadowed his life. In The Thought that Counts, Jared shares his deeply personal account of trial, tribulation, and ultimately triumph. Using anecdotes, narratives and sidebars, this book adds a human face to a complex disorder. Jared's funny, often touching, sometimes harrowing tale makes for compelling reading. Yet his memoir is only half the story. With the help of psychologist Martin Franklin, Ph.D., and veteran science writer Linda Wasmer Andrews, Jared paints the big picture for other teens with OCD. Drawing on the latest scientific and medical evidence, he explains how to recognize warning signs, where to find help, and what treatments have proved effective. Jared also offers practical suggestions on managing the symptoms of OCD at home, at school, and in relationships with family and friends. The result is both an absorbing memoir and a useful guide that will help to ease the isolation caused by OCD, assuring anyone recently diagnosed with the disease that, with commitment and hard work, they can overcome this illness. Part of the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series of books written specifically for teens and young adults, this volume offers hope to young people who are struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder, helping them to overcome the challenges of this illness and go on to lead healthy, productive lives

21x15cm

169 pages

$20.00

Thought is Just a Thought

Leslie Talley

This is the story of Jenny, who suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It describes how she visits the doctor with her mother, who notices that Jenny is haunted by fears that she tries to keep at bay by tapping the wall with her fingers or by avoiding the white squares of the kitchen's black-and-white-tiled floor. Dr Mike, helps Jenny overcome her fears by showing her how to rethink the "bad thoughts" so that, eventually, she stops dwelling on her fears and realizes that a thought is, after all, just a thought. This is the first book for both children and parents confronting the surprisingly common childhood illness of OCD. It is an excellent resource for parents and for doctors who wish to help children understand their debilitating psychological illness.

18x20cm

32 pages

$18.00

Touch and Go Joe

An Adolescent's Experience of OCD

Joe Wells & Isobel Heyman

One in every 100 people suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and 16-year-old Joe Wells is one of them. In Touch and Go Joe, he tells the story of his battle with OCD from its insidious beginnings at age 9 and increasingly intrusive symptoms, to diagnosis at age 12. Having struggled to keep the condition a secret for years, he is now able to talk and write openly about OCD and how he battled to overcome it. This book is packed with advice and coping strategies, as well as first-hand accounts of available treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy and medication. Written in an informal and accessible style, and including his own humorous illustrations, Touch and Go Joe gives an upbeat yet realistic look at the effect of OCD on adolescent life.

21x14cm

128 pages

$19.95

Treating OCD in Children and Adolescents

A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach

Martin E Franklin, Jennifer B Freeman and John S March

New publication December 2018
From foremost experts, this authoritative work offers a framework for helping children overcome obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) using the proven techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Therapists gain knowledge and tools to engage 6- to 18-year-olds and their parents and implement individualized CBT interventions, with a focus on exposure and response prevention. In a user-friendly, conversational style, the authors provide real-world clinical guidance illustrated with vivid case examples. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the volume's reproducible handouts in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Building on the earlierOCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Manual (March and Mulle, 1998), this book reflects two decades of advances in the field; most of the content is completely new.

308 pages $65.00

Treatment Plans and Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Simon Rego

Providing clinicians with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that they can tailor to the needs of individual clients, this state-of-the-art treatment planner is loaded with case examples and clinical tools.
The author presents the latest thinking on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and explains how it has been reclassified in DSM-5. He shows how to combine exposure and ritual prevention therapy with other cognitive and behavioral interventions--based on a comprehensive case formulation--and describes proven strategies for enhancing motivation and overcoming common obstacles in treatment.
In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 11 reproducible handouts and forms. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. 2016

27x20cm

222 pages

$64.00

What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold

A kids guide to overcoming nail biting and more
What-to-Do Guides for Kids series

Dawn Huebner, Bonnie Matthews

Nail biting. Thumb sucking. Hair twirling. Scab picking. Shirt chewing.
Do you have a habit that's hard to stop? A habit that embarrasses you or gets you in trouble? If so, you're not alone. Lots of kids have habits they wish they could lose. But habits are stronger than wishes. They lock on, holding you tight. Even if you want to break free, you can't. Unless you have the keys.
What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold provides the keys to escape from a variety of pesky habits. Engaging examples, lively illustrations, and step-by-step instructions teach essential habit-busting strategies, targeting everything from nail biting and thumb sucking to shirt chewing, hair twirling, and more. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to set themselves free.

28x21cm

71 pages

$35.00

When Perfect Isn't Good Enough

Strategies for coping with perfectionism 2nd ed

Martin M Antony & Richard p Swinson

It's only natural to want to avoid making mistakes, but imperfection is a part of being human. And while perfectionists are often praised for their abilities, being constantly anxious about details can hold you back and keep you from reaching your full potential.
In this fully revised and updated second edition you'll discover the root cause of your perfectionism, explore the impact of perfectionism on your life, and find new, proven-effective coping skills to help you overcome your anxiety about making mistakes. This guide also includes tips for dealing with other perfectionists and discussions about how perfectionism is linked to worry, depression, anger, social anxiety, and body image. As you complete the exercises in this book, you'll find it easier and easier to keep worries at bay and enjoy life-imperfections and all.

22x15cm

312 pages

$35.00


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