The Family Guide to Getting Over Ocd: Reclaim Your Life and Help Your Loved One (Paperback)

Introduction? I. Understanding OCD? 1. What Is OCD?? 2. How Does OCD Set Its Trap?? 3. How Do Families Get Entangled in OCD?? 4. Treatment That Can Help Your Relative--and Your Family? II. Preparing to Untangle Yourself from OCD? 5. Laying a Foundation for Change? 6. Learning the Facts About Anxiety, Obsessions, and Uncertainty? 7. Learning to Communicate Effectively? III. Reducing OCD’s Influence Step by Step? 8. Taking Stock of Your Situation? 9. Preparing Your Loved One? 10. Setting and Maintaining Expectations? 11. Reducing Accommodation? 12. Responding to Arguments, Threats, and Extreme Behavior? 13. Staying on Track? IV. When Your Loved One Is Ready for Help? 14. Finding the Right Treatment Program and Provider? 15. Becoming an Effective Exposure Therapy Coach? Resources? Index