Getting Control (Revised Edition)

A CLASSIC BOOK ON OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER BY ONE OF AMERICA'S LEADING OCD EXPERTS -- NOW COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATEDA man who can't go out without a paralyzing fear that he has failed to lock the door...a woman who tears her hair out in clumps... a boy who scrubs his hands over and over...The first comprehensive guide to treating OCD based on the clinically proven techniques of behavior therapy, Getting Control offers a practical, step-by-step program to help the six million Americans who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. In this expanded and revised edition, Harvard Medical School professor Lee Baer gives OCD victims the information they need to assess their symptoms, set realistic goals, and create specific therapeutic exercises for themselves. He offers advice on more intensive professional therapy and draws on fascinating case studies to show how others have learned to master their fears and take charge of their lives.UPDATED TO INCLUDE: -- New methods for treating obsessive thoughts-- Promising future directions in treatments, including cognitive therapy and computer-assisted behavior theory-- Information on the newest SRI drugs-- Revised self-assessment tests to determine the severity of OCD-- Expanded sections on treating disorders that appear similar to OCD, such as chronic hairpulling, hypochondriasis, and Tourette syndrome-- How to find OCD clinicians and specialists -- now with Internet sourcesAND: -- OCD in children-- How and where to get the best professional therapy-- The latest advances in medications and surgical procedures