The Everything Health Guide to OCD: Professional advice on handling anxiety, understanding treatment options, and finding the support you need (Everything: Health and Fitness)

If you have OCD, or suspect that you do, take heart-you're not alone. More than 5 million people suffer from the disease in the United States and there are a number of treatment options available. With The Everything Health Guide to OCD, you'll learn to cope with a variety of behaviors, including:Excessive touching; Hording; Compulsive handwashing; Disturbing thoughts; Germ-phobia; and Repetitive checking. From coping strategies to medical treatments, this reassuring guide gives you everything you need to keep your cool when anxiety attacks. From coping strategies to medical treatments, this reassuring guide gives you everything you need to keep your cool when anxiety attacks. If you have OCD, or suspect that you do, take heart-you're not alone. More than 5 million people suffer from the disease in the United States and there are a number of treatment options available. With The Everything Health Guide to OCD, you'll learn to cope with a variety of behaviors, including:Excessive touchingHordingCompulsive handwashingDisturbing thoughtsGerm-phobiaRepetitive checkingFrom coping strategies to medical treatments, this reassuring guide gives you everything you need to keep your cool when anxiety attacks.Chelsea Lowe is a professional writer who has been living with OCD for almost ten years. She has written about OCD for the Philadelphia Inquirer, the New York Daily News, and TV Guide. Her other publication credits include National Public Radio, Newsweek, Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, Technology Review, and the Boston Herald. She lives in New England.Technical Reviewer:Judith Lytel, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist who has been in private practice for more than twelve years and has treated a variety of patients, including those with anxiety disorders like OCD. She was a clinical instructor and preceptor in obstetrics and gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine. A graduate of Penn State, Johns Hopkins, and the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Dr. Lytel completed a postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral medicine at Harvard-affiliated Cambridge Hospital. She lives in Amherst, MA. If you have OCD, or suspect that you do, take heart-you're not alone. More than 5 million people suffer from the disease in the United States and there are a number of treatment options available. With The Everything(r) Health Guide to OCD, you'll learn to cope with a variety of behaviors, including:

• Excessive touching
• Hording
• Compulsive handwashing
• Disturbing thoughts
• Germ-phobia
• Repetitive checking

From coping strategies to medical treatments, this reassuring guide gives you everything you need to keep your cool when anxiety attacks. OCD sufferers have difficulty concentrating, and often their compulsions make it difficult for them to lead their everyday lives. Misdiagnosed or untreated OCD can become chronic and more severe. Written by an OCD sufferer with a technical review by a licensed psychologist, this practical guide covers diagnosis and identification of symptoms, type of OCD, current treatment options, coping strategies, and support groups. People who suffer from the disorder can rest easy, knowing they have the knowledge and medical information to help them recognise and cope with the symptoms and decide upon treatment. Describes obsessive-compulsive disorder's different types and the science behind it, and discusses medication, therapy, other treatment options, techniques for coping with anxiety, the combination of OCD and depression, workplace concerns, relationships, and other topics Professional advice on handling anxiety, understanding treatment options, and finding the support you need