Treatment Plans and Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Providing clinicians with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that they can tailor to the needs of individual clients, this state-of-the-art treatment planner is filled with case examples and clinical tools. Simon A. Rego presents the latest thinking on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and explains how it has been reclassified in DSM-5. He shows how to combine exposure and ritual prevention therapy with other cognitive and behavioral interventions--based on a comprehensive case formulation--and describes proven strategies for enhancing motivation and overcoming common obstacles in treatment. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 10 reproducible handouts and forms. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

List of Figures and Forms 1. Introduction to ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder 2. Understanding ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder 3. Evidence-Based Treatments for ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder 4. Assessment and Diagnosis 5. Clinical Evaluation and Case Formulation 6. Comprehensive Plan for Treating ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder: Overview 7. Treatment Session 1 8. Treatment Session 2 9. Treatment Session 3 10. Treatment Session 4 11. Treatment Sessions 514: Ten Sessions of Exposure and Ritual Prevention 12. Treatment Session 15: The Home Visit 13. Treatment Session 16: Relapse Prevention 14. Supplementary Techniques 15. Case Example 16. Conclusion Appendix A. Resources Appendix B. Reproducible Forms Appendix C. ObsessiveCompulsive Inventory--Revised (OCI-R) References

Simon A. Rego, PsyD, ABPP, is Chief Psychologist, Director of Psychology Training, and Director of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training Program at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Board certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, he is a Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, a Founding Clinical Fellow of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), and a recipient of the Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award from the ADAA. Dr. Rego has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters on the treatment of OCD and panic disorder and is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences.