Cognitive-behavioural therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder

The volume provides practical indications for the correct classification and evaluation of the various subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder with cognitive-behavioural therapy, in order to set up a tailor-made treatment for the patient.

The first part deals with the diagnostic framework, clinical phenomenology and subtypes of disorder, comorbidity and differential diagnosis, as well as the reference conceptualization models. The second part illustrates in detail the methods of conducting the assessment and formulation of the case, to then review all the behavioural and cognitive strategies necessary to set up a personalized treatment, tailor-made for the specific patient, and to prevent relapses. Each procedure presented is exemplified through real clinical cases and session extracts.

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The volume is proposed as an indispensable tool for the training and updating of psychologists, psychotherapists and psychiatrists who want a practical and updated guide to refer to for the correct assessment of the disorder and to set up an effective treatment that takes into account the specificity of each individual case.