Breaking Free from OCD: A CBT Guide for Young People and Their Families

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This book offers an extensive and practical guide to overcoming OCD through cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). The book has given me a clearer, better and deeper understanding of how OCD works and more importantly how to challenge it. It's well written, not preachy and even just reading out of interest might provide help to people who didn't know they needed it. Other self-help resources include community led online forums and support groups. A good community group can make a real difference in guiding and helping people. However, not all groups are led with a positive recovery focus, and for that reason OCD-UK take great care only to list support groups which are run to approved standards. But choose wisely, the internet and social media is full of OCD material which isn’t always helpful or accurate. The same with OCD books, in recent years we have seen a deluge of OCD titles hit the shelves, some are interesting but not always helpful. Self-help books

Books on Prescription is a national scheme where GPs and other health professionals can recommend a self-help book which the patient can borrow from their local library for as long as they need it. The patient can choose from a range of self-help books which have proven value in helping people who suffer from common mental health problems such OCD. The Books on Prescription was already available in Wales, but in 2014 was also launched in England. It is easy to read, absorb and understand with definitions introduced slowly, clearly and repeated at intervals, along with real examples to perhaps identify with... I would not hesitate to recommend this book to anyone dealing with a young person with OCD.

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Just like anyone can call themselves a therapist, anyone can start a support group, so we take great care to only list a support group once we have spoken to the facilitator and assured ourselves of the groups suitability.

Our full list of recommended reading (all by respected authors or OCD specialists), including the (ISBN): Hierarchy– Create your OCD hierarchy, a list of anxiety provoking situations, most anxiety provoking at the top, least at the bottom Some readers will want to learn more about OCD (especially family members) so sometimes books which are more factual about OCD may be helpful. The following books are aimed at health professionals, but are still readable by lay people:Written by leading experts on OCD, this step-by-step guide is written for adolescents with OCD and their families, to be used in home treatment or as a self-help book. Using the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which is the proven method for helping those with OCD, it offers teenagers a structured plan of treatment which can be read alone, or with a parent, counsellor or mental health worker. The guide provides useful advice and worksheets throughout.

Break Free from OCD – This remains our favoured self-help book because it focuses on the cognitive aspect of CBT, not just the behavioural/exposure aspect that many books focus on. This is an excellent self-help book for young people who are suffering from OCD and their families and/or carers but it is also an invaluable resource for clinicians, teachers and other professionals who may be working with children with these difficulties. There are several excellent self-help books for OCD currently available but, as a mental health professional working in this area, I consider this to be one of the best I have come across. The book takes readers through the treatment of OCD in logical manner, making it really easy to follow an understand for young people and their parents.Education– The more we understand OCD and how CBT works the better our chances of managing and overcoming it

To assist you in achieving some of these steps, you may want to access some self-help resources. There are many ways to educate yourself about OCD, with self-help materials often offering advice on how to apply CBT techniques. Self-help services include: Includes: detailed information on the many different manifestations of OCD; the differences between normal and obsessive worries; clear information on treating your individual problem; real-life case studies and examples; and advice and support for friends and family of OCD sufferers. In June this year, the Reading Well for mental health scheme was launched. The new booklist of 37 titles containing information, self-help and memoir with expert partners and offers guidance and support to those living with mental health needs and their carers, including OCD, but also other problems like stress, depression, anxiety, sleep problems and low self-esteem. The following titles available for OCD and BDD are: On top of all that it's also given me a better understanding about what some of the people I know (who might not even have OCD/know they have it or have just not told anyone they have it) are going through and how I can help them.My number one recommendation for an OCD self-help book.” – Ashley Fulwood, Chief executive of OCD-UK, August 2011. When I discovered that my child had OCD I read many books on the subject but none as clear or well laid out as this one. I wish I'd had this to read right at the start...essential reading for anyone who has been recently diagnosed with OCD or suspects that their child may be suffering from it.