Revealing breakthroughs in diagnosis, therapies, and medication, as well as offering guidelines for diagnosis, resources, and references, Dr. Rapaport offers hope and practical advice for those seeking help for themselves or their loved ones with OCD.

This compassionate, informative guide helps you break the tyranny of obsession and compulsions, providing the latest facts on why OCD occurs, its symptoms, and the breakthrough treatments that can dramatically improve the lives of OCD sufferers.

Using the real-life stories of actual patients, this self-help guide explains the authors’ four-step method and provides readers with the inspiration and tools to free themselves from their psychic prisons and regain control of their lives.

With compelling profiles of patients and an introduction to research pioneers, Talan describes the ways in which deep brain stimulation has produced promising results in the treatment of OCD—as well as the ethical issues.

By initially laying the groundwork to help readers understand their condition, this book leads them through the decisions they will have to make about treatment, offering easy-to-use tools for preparing and carrying out their self-help program.

A step-by-step guide to self-improvement in the face of OCD based on the methods of cognitive behavioral therapy.

Practical strategies to address specific OCD-related challenges that hinder genuine emotional connection.