OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

The OCD Workbook by Bruce M. Hyman and Cherry Pedrick is a reliable guide to overcoming obsessive-compulsive disorder, and it’s no wonder it won the Self-Help Seal of Merit, an award given to outstanding self-help books.

This workbook includes the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Scale (Y-BOCS), which measures the severity of your OCD symptoms. It also includes a step-by-step program to help you identify your triggers, learn to recognize irrational beliefs, and gradually change destructive behavior patterns. It focuses on exposure with response prevention (EPP), cognitive restructuring, and effective ritual prevention techniques. Drawing on the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, the authors offer effective techniques for working with fears, obsessions, and compulsive actions.

With the help of exercises and tests, you can assess the severity of the condition and create a personal treatment plan. In addition, at the end of each chapter there is a block “Help for Family and Friends”, which will help relatives not only understand, but also support a loved one struggling with OCD. The authors also tell how to apply the principles outlined in this book to the treatment of OCD in children.

The book will be useful both for doctors and for people who are working on themselves or undergoing therapy.