The OCD Answer Book: Professional Answer to More than 250 Top Questions about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Answer Book Series) »

Dr. Patrick B. McGrath is the Director of the OCD and Related Anxiety Disorders Program at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. In addition to his clinical work, he is also working with neurologists and psychologists specializing in brain imaging to research how OCD works in the brain. He lives in Aurora, Illinois.

At any one time at least five million people in the United States are experiencing the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction     ix
What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?     1
Identifying OCD     19
Causes of OCD     47
Obsessions     63
Compulsions     77
OCD and Its Relationship with Other Disorders     91
Psychological Therapies for OCD     119
The "OCD Brain" and Medications     163
Living with OCD     177
Talking about OCD with Others     203
Tips for Getting Help     213
Obsession Challenge Worksheet     222
Daily Exposure Homework Sheet     224
Fear Hierarchy     226
The Vertical Arrow     228
Bibliography     231
Index     235
About the Author     241