Understanding OCD : skills to control the conscience and outsmart obsessive compulsive disorder /

Shapiro, Leslie.

Understanding OCD : skills to control the conscience and outsmart obsessive compulsive disorder / Understanding obsessive compulsive disorder Leslie J. Shapiro ; foreword by Michael A. Jenike. - viii, 203 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Your brain has a mind of its own -- Hypersurvival : evolutionary survival instincts gone awry--too much of a necessary thing? -- All walks of life : global prevalence and the universal culture of rituals -- We all have "bad" thoughts -- In good company : a who's who of obsessive conscience -- Scrupulosity : it's not religious -- Moralosity : nonreligious and moral perfectionistic OCD -- Obsessive guilt -- Taking control where you can and must -- Helpful treatment augmentations -- It's impulsive, not compulsive -- A word about countertransference -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Types of guilt found in Western literature -- Appendix C: Harder personal feelings questionnaire -- Appendix D: Rate your OCD -- Appendix E: Pennsylvania inventory of scrupulosity -- Appendix F: The Loyola religious obsession and compulsion checklist -- Appendix G: Family accommodation scale for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"One of the most experienced therapists in the world for treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) explains the disorder, the treatments available, and the skills needed to overcome and outsmart OCD"-- "This title represents Shapiro's decades of experience with effective treatment for OCD by outlining the biologic basis of OCD and discussing how the illness hijacks the conscience"--

1440832110 (hardback) 9781440832116 (hardback)

2014041236

GBB504964 bnb

017009832 Uk 101663217 DNLM


Obsessive-compulsive disorder--Treatment.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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