Finally the 6.5 million sufferers of OCD and their loved ones can understand what causes them to perform agonizing rituals everyday- often at the expense of maintaining relationships or being able to work productively. In a new book, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies by Dr. Gail Steketee and Dr. Teresa Pigott, OCD sufferers can learn the most up-to-date research on what causes the disorder and how it is treated. These leading experts provide answers to key questions on OCD in this non-technical, jargon-free manual.
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"Accessible and extremely helpful guide! This guide to OCD, a common yet often misunderstood illness, offers important treatment strategies that directly benefit clinicians, OCD sufferers, and their loved ones." -- Ben Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D. Chief of the Adult OCD Research Unit National Institute of Mental Health
"Concise, clearly written, practical, and up-to-date. This book successfully walks the patient and clinician through OCD behavioral and medical treatment.. What an invaluable resource for mental health and primary care clinicians as well as the general public!" -- Eric Hollander, M.D. Editor of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and Author of Impulsivity and Compulsivity
"Helpful information that1s easy to digest this book really meets practitioner needs." -- Isaac Marks, M.D. Author of Fear, Phobias, and Rituals: Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders
"Wonderful! The headings and organization make it easy to find the answers to my questions. Especially valuable features are the medication treatment table, assessment guidelines, and the list of recommended resources." -- Juliet L. Jett, Ph.D. Licensed psychologist
"Concise, clearly written, practical, and up-to-date. This book successfully walks the patient and clinician through OCD behavioral and medical treatment.. What an invaluable resource for mental health and primary care clinicians as well as the general public!" -- Eric Hollander, M.D. Editor of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and Author of Impulsivity and Compulsivity
"Helpful information that1s easy to digest this book really meets practitioner needs." -- Isaac Marks, M.D. Author of Fear, Phobias, and Rituals: Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders
"Wonderful! The headings and organization make it easy to find the answers to my questions. Especially valuable features are the medication treatment table, assessment guidelines, and the list of recommended resources." -- Juliet L. Jett, Ph.D. Licensed psychologist
About the Author
Gail Steketee, Ph.D.Dr. Gail Steketee, is Professor and Associate Dean at the Boston University School of Social Work. She has over 20 years of research experience, including studies sponsored by the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health. She is the author of When Once is Not Enough, Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. Dr. Steketee presents current views and treatment strategies of OCD in this new jargon-free, easy-to-reference guidebook. Teresa Pigott, MD.Dr. Teresa A. Pigott is the Director of Psychopharmacology in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She serves on the National Scientific Advisory Board of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation and is the former Chief of the Adult OCD Research Studies Unit at the National Institute of Mental Health. With over 140 scientific publications spanning acr! oss 12 years, Dr. Pigott highlights the biological underpinnings of OCD and corresponding treatment guidelines, in this condensed book written in plain-english,.
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Gail Steketee, Ph.D. is Professor at the Boston University School of Social Work. Her recent research, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, focuses on diagnostic and personality aspects of compulsive hoarding and on effective treatments. She and Dr. Frost have written the manual for mental health clinicians who treat hoarding problems.
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