Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding: Why You Save and How You Can Stop

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Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding: Why You Save and How You Can Stop

Although the much-satirized image of a house overflowing with National Geographics and infested with cats may make us chuckle, the reality of compulsive hoarding is no laughing matter. The most common reason for evictions in the US and a significant risk factor for fatal house fires, compulsive hoarding is a treatable condition related to obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is characterized by the acquisition of possessions that have little or no value, which the sufferer, often referred to as the saver, has great difficulty discarding.

This book, the first ever written for savers and their families, provides an overview of compulsive hoarding and how it relates to obsessive-compulsive disorder. It discusses hoarding broadly, offering readers perspectives on the physical, behavioral, and value-oriented aspects of the condition. You can use its assessment tools to help decide why you or your loved one hoards. Skill-building exercises help you determine how to beat the hoarding problem by addressing issues that often underlie compulsive saving. Even though this is fundamentally a self-help book, it contains a frank discussion about the need for professional help in some hoarding cases, how to find it, and what medications have been proven effective for savers.

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How effective are cognitive and behavioral treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder? A clinical significance analysis [An article from: Behaviour Research and Therapy]

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How effective are cognitive and behavioral treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder? A clinical significance analysis [An article from: Behaviour Research and Therapy]
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Controlled outcome studies investigating the efficacy of psychological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have employed different methods of determining the clinical significance of treatment effects. This makes it difficult to draw conclusions regarding the absolute and relative efficacy of psychological treatments for OCD. To address this issue, standardized Jacobson methodology for defining clinically significant change was applied to recent psychological outcome trials for OCD. The proportion of asymptomatic patients following treatment was also calculated. When recovery is defined by Jacobson methodology, exposure and response prevention (ERP) appears the most effective treatment currently available (50-60% recovered). However, when the asymptomatic criterion is used as the index of outcome, ERP and cognitive therapy have low and equivalent recovery rates (approximately 25%).
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CBT key for most childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder. (Best for Mild to Moderate Cases).(Congnitive-behavioral therapy): An article from: Clinical Psychiatry News

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This digital document is an article from Clinical Psychiatry News, published by International Medical News Group on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 575 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: CBT key for most childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder. (Best for Mild to Moderate Cases).(Congnitive-behavioral therapy)
Author: Bruce Jancin
Publication: Clinical Psychiatry News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 31 Issue: 3 Page: 49(1)

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Treatment motivation, treatment expectancy, and helping alliance as predictors of outcome in cognitive behavioral treatment of OCD [An article from: Journal ... Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry]

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Treatment motivation, treatment expectancy, and helping alliance as predictors of outcome in cognitive behavioral treatment of OCD [An article from: Journal ... Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry]
This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Predictors of improvement in obsessive-compulsive symptoms (Y-BOCS) in a randomized clinical trial with adult obsessive-compulsive disorder outpatients were examined. Results of multiple regression analyses revealed that a positive helping alliance was significantly predictive of posttreatment Y-BOCS. Treatment expectancy and high motivation to change were not significantly related to posttreatment outcome. None of the predictors were significantly related to Y-BOCS levels at 12-month follow-up, but positive alliance showed a trend to significance.
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Cognitive-behavioral therapy effective for OCD.(care and treatment)(Statistical data): An article from: Clinical Psychiatry News

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This digital document is an article from Clinical Psychiatry News, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 983 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Cognitive-behavioral therapy effective for OCD.(care and treatment)(Statistical data)
Author: Michele G. Sullivan
Publication: Clinical Psychiatry News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 34 Issue: 1 Page: 39(1)

Article Type: Statistical data

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Intense CBT: the effectiveness of intensive cognitive behavior therapy: a case study in pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder.(CE ARTICLE: I CE credit)(Case … of the American Psychotherapy Association

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This digital document is an article from Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, published by American Psychotherapy Association on March 22, 2010. The length of the article is 4569 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Intense CBT: the effectiveness of intensive cognitive behavior therapy: a case study in pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder.(CE ARTICLE: I CE credit)(Case study)
Author: Steven L., Jr. Pence
Publication: Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2010
Publisher: American Psychotherapy Association
Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Page: 58(5)

Article Type: Case study

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Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: Cognitive behavior therapy vs. exposure and response prevention [An article from: Behaviour Research and Therapy]

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The efficacy of contemporary cognitive therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has only recently been investigated. The current study compares exposure and response prevention (ERP) and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) delivered in an individual format. Participants were randomly assigned to the 12 consecutive-week CBT or ERP treatment. Based on 59 treatment completers, there was no significant difference in YBOCS scores between CBT and ERP at post-treatment or at 3-month follow-up. A higher percentage of CBT participants obtained recovered status at post-treatment (67%) and at follow-up (76%), compared to ERP participants (59% and 58%, respectively), but the difference was not significant. Effect sizes (ESs) were used to compare the results of the current study with a previous study conducted at our center that utilized group CBT and ERP treatments, as well as other controlled trials that have compared CBT and ERP. The significance of these results is discussed and a comparison is made with the existing literature.
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The Treatment of Obsessions (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Science and Practice Series)

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In the past decade, important advances have been made in understanding the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorders; however, most advances in treatment have been directed at the comulsive element of the behaviour. It is estimated that for as many as one in three patients presenting with obseessive-compulsive disorder, the primary problem is the obsessions. Obsessions are repetitive, unwanted thoughts, images or impulses. This book describes how to conduct the first, specific cognitive treatment for obsessions, and provides a comprehensive account of the underlying cognitive theory and supporting experimental evidence. The book discusses patient assessment procedures, provides a detailed explanation of the specific technique, anticipates possible patient reactions and suggests tactics for dealing with them, and explores methods for assessing progress. Throughout, there are helpful case studies to illustrate aspects of the technique and the book closes with a ‘tool kit’ of forms and charts to allow the therapist to plan and record treatment sessions. This will be essential reading for all members of the mental health team involved in applying cognitive therapies, as well as those in patient support organizations and academics interested in abnormal psychologies.
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Overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder – Client Manual (Best Practices for Therapy)

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Effective protocols save time, increase the probability of obtaining good results, make it easier to train and supervise new therapists, and satisfy the needs of third parties to know that the proposed treatment follows the best available practices. Protocols are consistently formatted and organized; a detailed session-by-session treatment program that includes worksheets, homework assignments, in-session treatment exercises, and didactic material; specific assessment measuresóboth for the target disorder and for the overall treatment program; a treatment plan summary for managed care requirements. This protocol outlines a fourteen-session treatment for individual adults diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. This protocol is based on imagined exposure, in vivo exposure, response prevention, and avoidance reduction.

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Understanding and Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach

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Among the most prevalent and personally devastating psychological disorders the development of a cognitive approach to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has transformed our understanding and treatment of it. In this highly practical and accessible book, Jonathan Abramowitz presents a model of OCD grounded in the most up-to-date research that incorporates both cognitive and behavioral processes. He then offers a step-by-step guide to psychological treatment that integrates psychoeducation, cognitive techniques, and behavioral therapy (exposure and response prevention). Unlike other manuals for the treatment of OCD, this book teaches the reader how to tailor the choice of techniques and delivery modes for individuals presenting with a wide range of specific OCD symptoms, such as contamination fears and cleaning rituals, fears of harm and compulsive checking, symmetry and ordering, and severe obsessions with mental rituals. The techniques are illustrated with numerous case examples; clinical forms and handouts are provided for use with patients. A final chapter suggests strategies for overcoming common obstacles in treatment.
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