Recommended Reading: Overcoming Compulsive Checking
By Paul R. Munford, PhD
From the Publisher
This is the first book to adapt
clinically-effective cognitive behavioral techniques specifically to
the treatment of checking, the most common form of
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Six million people in the United States have OCD;
the fourth-most common mental disorder. OCD is more prevalent than
more visible disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and
panic disorder.
This is the first self-help book specifically
written to people with compulsive checking. Research
indicates that CBT alone is as effective for treating OCD as
combination treatment using medication and CBT.
[available at
amazon.com and other stores]
Lori's comment: This book has some great ideas for checking
exposures. Many of the exposure exercises would also be good for
those with mainly obsessional OCD. I also like his discussion about
"awareness," which gives step-by-step instruction for how to face
anxiety in a way that will create habituation. It is
straightforward, understandable and easy to read.
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