Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-59385-375-4
Verlag: Guilford Publications

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 464 g

This authoritative book reviews current cognitive-behavioral models of OCD and delineates an innovative, theoretically and empirically grounded approach to assessment and treatment. Leading scientist-practitioner David A. Clark first elaborates and refines existing theories of obsessions and compulsions. He then spells out effective strategies for assessing client needs, developing a clear case formulation, implementing an array of cognitive and behavioral interventions, and troubleshooting potential difficulties. Illustrated with extensive clinical material, the volume is practical and user-friendly. Reproducible appendices feature over a dozen rating scales, client handouts, and homework tasks.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clark, David A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. The Nature of OCD
1. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Diagnostic Enigma
2. Phenomenology of Obsessions and Compulsions
II. Cognitive-Behavioral Theory and Research
3. Behavioral Perspectives on OCD
4. Neuropsychology and Information Processing in OCD
5. Cognitive Appraisals Theories of OCD
6. Thought Suppression and Obsessions
7. Cognitive Control: A New Model of Obsessions
III. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
8. Cognitive-Behavioral Assessment of OCD
9. Getting Started: Basic Elements and Rationale
10. Cognitive Restructuring and Generating Alternatives
11. Empirical Hypothesis Testing
12. Modifying Secondary Appraisals of Control
13. Empirical Status and Future Directions

Über Autor(innen)

David A. Clark, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Canada. He received his doctorate from the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, England. Dr. Clark has published widely on cognitive theory and therapy of depression and OCD, and is a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. With Aaron T. Beck, Dr. Clark recently developed the Clark-Beck Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, which assesses self-reported severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms. He has received a number of research grants to study the cognitive basis of emotional disorders, the most recent being a Canadian federal grant to investigate intentional control of unwanted intrusive thoughts. He is also a founding member of the Obsessive Compulsive Cognitions Working Group, an international research group devoted to the study of the cognitive aspects of OCD, and serves as an associate editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research.