Treatment Of Obsessive And Compulsive Disorder - Softcover

"Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is designed to be a guide for the clinician who is engaged in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The book is written succinctly, yet is comprehensive in its coverage. The underpinnings as well as the development of behavioral treatment for OCD are described and a summary of the literature pertaining to the nature of OCD and its treatment is provided. This volume should prove particularly educational and instructive for those who are non-behaviorally trained and those who are not expert in the psychopathology of OCD. "Because of its comprehensive nature, this volume will serve well as a handy reference for all clinicians involved in the treatment of OCD. However, it will be particularly useful for those who are less experienced. Steketee went to great length to discuss the nuances of assessment and treatment of OCD, liberally spicing the text with illustrative examples of the syndrome and providing insight into how to conduct a behavioral assessment and how to make behavioral treatment work. Also of particular value to clinicians is the discussion of problems encountered during the course of treatment and factors that militate against a positive outcome. Overall, Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder will be a valuable asset to clinicians treating OCD and will serve to help disseminate to a wider audience the intricacies of one of behavior therapies' most successful treatment stories." --Sam Turner, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina "Dr. Steketee, one of our country's most experienced research and clinical behavioral therapists, has written an impressive and very readable book that fills a gap in the medical literature. Clinicians frequently ask what they can read to get a basic understanding of the behavioral techniques that have been successfully used to treat patients with OCD. Until this book, there was not a comprehensive source. "Dr. Steketee has organized a complex body of information that is not taught in most psychiatric residencies into a very readable and easily understood form. After reading her book, the clinician will be armed with powerful new techniques that will allow for more effective treatment of OCD patients." --Michael A. Jenike, M.D. Associate Chief of Psychiatry for Research, Massachusetts General Hospital "This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive summary of the research into obsessive-compulsive disorder. In addition to a scholarly and clinically astute review of research into the phenomenology, etiology, and behavioral and psychopharmacological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, the book provides a detailed guide to the assessment and treatment of this disorder. Steketee details specific clinical interventions and discusses the problems that may occur during therapy based on years of combined clinical and research experience. Researchers will find much of value in this book, and it is highly recommended for practitioners of all theoretical persuasions." --Paul M.G. Emmelkamp, Ph.D. "Dr. Steketee, a widely recognized authority on this subject, has developed an instructional guide that can be readily utilized by practitioners with all levels of treatment sophistication. As OCD remains one of the most complex and challenging disorders in psychiatry, still often misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated, this book brings new hope that sufferers with this disorder can be afforded a higher quality of care in more clinical settings (not exlusively the OCD specialty clinics...This text is a judicious blend of conceptual models and treatment pragmatics. It is structured in such a way that clinicians of all levels of expertise can benefit from reading it. We heartily recommend it as an invaluable resource book for any practitioner's professional library." --M. Lynn Buttolph, M.D., Ph.D. and Nancy J. Keuthen, Ph.D. in General Hospital Psychiatry ..".it serves as a valuable reference for both the clinician and the researcher." --Pallavi Nishith, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, St. Louis ""Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" is designed to be a guide for the clinician who is engaged in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The book is written succinctly, yet is comprehensive in its coverage. The underpinnings as well as the development of behavioral treatment for OCD are described and a summary of the literature pertaining to the nature of OCD and its treatment is provided. This volume should prove particularly educational and instructive for those who are non-behaviorally trained and those who are not expert in the psychopathology of OCD. "Because of its comprehensive nature, this volume will serve well as a handy reference for all clinicians involved in the treatment of OCD. However, it will be particularly useful for those who are less experienced. Steketee went to great length to discuss the nuances of assessment and treatment of OCD, liberally spicing the text with illustrative examples of the syndrome and providing insight into how to conduct a behavioral assessment and how to make behavioral treatment work. Also of particular value to clinicians is the discussion of problems encountered during the course of treatment and factors that militate against a positive outcome. Overall, "Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" will be a valuable asset to clinicians treating OCD and will serve to help disseminate to a wider audience the intricacies of one of behavior therapies' most successful treatment stories." --Sam Turner, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina "Dr. Steketee, one of our country's most experienced research and clinical behavioral therapists, has written an impressive and very readable book that fills a gap in the medical literature. Clinicians frequently ask what they can read to get a basic understanding of the behavioral techniques that have been successfully used to treat patients with OCD. Until this book, there was not a comprehensive source. "Dr. Steketee has organized a complex b , .."psychodynamic therapists and, for that matter, therapists of the other theoretical persuasions can learn much from Dr. Steketee's book, especially if they are in search of innovative theories and methods for treating patients with OCD." -- American Journal of Psychotherapy "Dr. Steketee...is an experienced, perceptive clinician, well seasoned in the evaluation and understanding of patients with the disorder. Her descriptions of symptoms are to the point, helpful, and respectful. "Similarly, Dr. Steketee's skill as a clinician is demonstrated in the final four chapters as she discusses how to implement direct exposure and imaginal exposure sessions and how to undertake prevention of rituals. Her often-detailed examples of scripts a clinician might use in a specific situation with a particular patient are especially valuable." -- Psychiatric Services " Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a useful addition to understanding the behavioral treatment of this disorder." -- Psychiatric Services "[The author] shares her considerable practical knowledge in the assessment and treatment of patients suffering from this disorder. As such, the volume provides an excellent primer for the novice in this area and offers a rare opportunity for others interested in a detailed description of how a leading behaviorist approaches the difficult, but often rewarding task of treating patients with OCD." -- Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry , .."provides a clear and concisestate-of-the-art summary of both our conceptual knowledge of this disorder, and particularly its assessment and most effective treatment...The author is a nationally and internationally recognized expert on OCD. The information presented in this volume reflects the depth of her experience and expertise in relation to the conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of this distressing disorder. "It is...noteworthy that although the primary goal of the book is to instruct clinicians in the application of behavior therapy for OCD, the author encourages the reader to acquire some knowledge of biological findings and the effects of medications...Steketee provides a succint summary of biological theories and findings, pharmacotherapy interventions and the effectiveness of combining drug and behavior treatments. "The mid-section of the book addresses assessment and treatment planning for behavioral interventions...Clinicians with little or no experience will greatly benefit from carefully reading these chapters and, as a result, should be able to perform a comprehensive evaluation. "In view of the difficult nature of this disorder, even experienced clinicians will benefit from the advice and suggestions provided throughout the book. Although the book is primarily written as a treatment manual, it is also a very valuable summary of the research literature on treatment outcome and treatment processes in regard to this disorder...clear and succinct writing style. The book provides a wealth of research-related practical clinical information but avoids unneccessary jargon and technical terms as well as long sentences....many readers willlike and benefit from clinical examples and vignettes and the comprehensive reference list and useful subject index. "This book not only functions as a superior reference and teaching manual but provides scientist-practitioners at all levels of experience with valuable information and treatment hints (e.g., enhancing homework adherence) that might also be benefical for the treatment of other psychological disorders. In summary, this book provides an excellent description of the behavorial conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of a complex disorder that has been remarkably resistant to successful treatment with other types of psychological interventions and only moderately responsive to pharmacological interventions." -- Contemporary Psychology "For the occupational therapist, this book provides you with a wider perspective of OCD. You will be able to assist in the administration of a standardized assessment of OCD. You will learn which treatment intervention is the best to consider in occupational therapy and how to approach it. Additionally, you will discover that the behaviors of OCD are not exclusive to a psychiatric setting: OCD can be observed and treatable within a developmental disability setting." -- American Journal of Occupational Therapy "This book is a practitioner manual for behavioral treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder....The information is balanced and up-to-date....practical chapters include how to orient the patient to behavior therapy, how to assess the patient (appendixes include the Yale-Brown and other scales), and how to implement exposure...prevent rituals, maintain gains, and manage complications. There are almost four hundred references...." -- Clinical Gerontologist "This text reviews the nature of OCD and presents a fully developed psychotherapeutic regiment centered on behavior modification. The principle aims are to provide therapists with an educational background and step-by-step instructions on conducting exposure and response prevention treatment." -- Biosis " Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is designed to be a guide for the clinician who is engaged in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The book is written succinctly, yet is comprehensive in its coverage. The underpinnings as well as the development of behavioral treatment for OCD are described and a summary of the literature pertaining to the nature of OCD and its treatment is provided. This volume should prove particularly educational and instructive for those who are non-behaviorally trained and those who are not expert in the psychopathology of OCD. "Because of its comprehensive nature, this volume will serve well as a handy reference for all clinicians involved in the treatment of OCD. However, it will be particularly useful for those who are less experienced. Steketee went to great length to discuss the nuances of assessment and treatment of OCD, liberally spicing the text with illustrative examples of the syndrome and providing insight into how to conduct a behavioral assessment and how to make behavioral treatment work. Also of particular value to clinicians is the discussion of problems encountered during the course of treatment and factors that militate against a positive outcome. Overall, Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder will be a valuable asset to clinicians treating OCD and will serve to help disseminate to a wider audience the intricacies of one of behavior therapies' most successful treatment stories." --Sam Turner, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina "Dr. Steketee, one of our country's most experienced research and clinical behavioral therapists, haswritten an impressive and very readable book that fills a gap in the medical literature. Clinicians frequently ask what they can read to get a basic understanding of the behavioral techniques that have been successfully used to treat patients with OCD. Until this book, there was not a comprehensive source. "Dr. Steketee has organized a complex body of information that is not taught in most psychiatric residencies into a very readable and easily understood form. After reading her book, the clinician will be armed with powerful new techniques that will allow for more effective treatment of OCD patients." --Michael A. Jenike, M.D. Associate Chief of Psychiatry for Research, Massachusetts General Hospital "This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive summary of the research into obsessive-compulsive disorder. In addition to a scholarly and clinically astute review of research into the phenomenology, etiology, and behavioral and psychopharmacological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, the book provides a detailed guide to the assessment and treatment of this disorder. Steketee details specific clinical interventions and discusses the problems that may occur during therapy based on years of combined clinical and research experience. Researchers will find much of value in this book, and it is highly recommended for practitioners of all theoretical persuasions." --Paul M.G. Emmelkamp, Ph.D. "Dr. Steketee, a widely recognized authority on this subject, has developed an instructional guide that can be readily utilized by practitioners with all levels of treatment sophistication. As OCD remains one of the most complex andchallenging disorders in psychiatry, still often misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated, this book brings new hope that sufferers with this disorder can be afforded a higher quality of care in more clinical settings (not exlusively the OCD specialty clinics...This text is a judicious blend of conceptual models and treatment pragmatics. It is structured in such a way that clinicians of all levels of expertise can benefit from reading it. We heartily recommend it as an invaluable resource book for any practitioner's professional library." --M. Lynn Buttolph, M.D., Ph.D. and Nancy J. Keuthen, Ph.D. in General Hospital Psychiatry , .."it serves as a valuable reference for both the clinician and the researcher." --Pallavi Nishith, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, St. Louis .,."psychodynamic therapists and, for that matter, therapists of the other theoretical persuasions can learn much from Dr. Steketee's book, especially if they are in search of innovative theories and methods for treating patients with OCD." --"American Journal of Psychotherapy" "Dr. Steketee...is an experienced, perceptive clinician, well seasoned in the evaluation and understanding of patients with the disorder. Her descriptions of symptoms are to the point, helpful, and respectful. "Similarly, Dr. Steketee's skill as a clinician is demonstrated in the final four chapters as she discusses how to implement direct exposure and imaginal exposur...

This is a comprehensive manual that offers a program for the practitioner delivering treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder. It provides step?by?step guidelines for conducting exposure and response prevention treatment, detailed suggestions for implementation, and verbatim material designed to illustrate various aspects of the treatment method to clients. This book will be of value to clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers treating clients with obsessive compulsive disorder.