Jonathan S. Abramowitz - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Adults, in the series Advances in Psychotherapy: Evidence-Based Practice

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Adults

About the authors

Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD, is Professor and Associate Chair of Psychology and Research Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. He is Director of the UNC Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic and a North Carolina licensed psychologist with a diplomate from the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is an international expert on anxiety and OCD and has published 12 books and over 200 research articles and book chapters. He is editor of two scientific journals, including the Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. Dr. Abramowitz has served as President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.

Ryan Jane Jacoby, MA, is a doctoral student of clinical psychology in the Anxiety/OCD Lab at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. She conducts research on the nature and treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders, and is specifically interested in cognitive biases, treatment augmentation strategies, symptom dimensions of OCD, and inhibitory learning approaches to exposure therapy. Ms. Jacoby has published and presented her research at various national and international professional conferences and has received numerous awards for her academic accomplishments.

Advances in Psychotherapy Evidence-Based Practice

Series Editor

Danny Wedding, PhD, MPH, School of Medicine, American University of Antigua, St. Georges, Antigua

Associate Editors

Larry Beutler, PhD, Professor, Palo Alto University / Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA

Kenneth E. Freedland, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Linda C. Sobell, PhD, ABPP, Professor, Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

David A. Wolfe, PhD, RBC Chair in Childrens Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, ON

The basic objective of this series is to provide therapists with practical, evidence-based treatment guidance for the most common disorders seen in clinical practice and to do so in a reader-friendly manner. Each book in the series is both a compact how-to reference on a particular disorder for use by professional clinicians in their daily work, as well as an ideal educational resource for students and for practice-oriented continuing education.

The most important feature of the books is that they are practical and easy to use: All are structured similarly and all provide a compact and easy-to-follow guide to all aspects that are relevant in real-life practice. Tables, boxed clinical pearls, marginal notes, and summary boxes assist orientation, while checklists provide tools for use in daily practice

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Abramowitz, Jonathan S., author

Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults / Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Ryan J. Jacoby (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).

(Advances in psychotherapy--evidence-based practice; v. 31)

Includes bibliographical references.

Issued in print and electronic formats.

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1. Obsessive-compulsive disorder--Treatment. 2. Evidence-based psychiatry. I. Jacoby, Ryan J., 1987-, author II. Title. III. Series: Advances in psychotherapy--evidence-based practice v.; 31

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Preface

This book describes the conceptualization, assessment, and psychological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults using empirically supported cognitive-behavioral (CBT) interventions. The centerpiece of this approach is exposure and response prevention (ERP), a well-studied tandem of techniques derived from learning theory accounts of OCD. Recent scientific and clinical advances, however, have led to fine-tuning ERP in ways that can improve its delivery to maximize adherence and outcome. Most notably, the fields of cognitive therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), couple therapy, and inhibitory learning have implications for ERP for OCD that we have incorporated into this book. We assume the reader psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, students and trainees, and other mental health care practitioners will have basic knowledge and training in the delivery of psychotherapeutic intervention, yet not necessarily be a specialist in OCD. This book is for clinicians wishing to learn therapeutic strategies for managing OCD effectively in day-to-day clinical practice.