Over på behaviortherapist.com har de et interview med dr. Jonathan Abramowitz om obsessiv-kompulsiv tilstand. Han taler bl.a. om:
* Hvad er Obsessiv-Compulsiv Disoder (OCD)? (På dansk tvangstanker og tvangshandlinger.)
* Almindelige former for OCD, herunder fælles kategorier for obsessioner – OCD er ikke altid frygt for bakterier og at vaske af hænder!
* Forskellige former for behandling af OCD og deres relative effektivitet.
* Hvad er Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) – det er ikke så slemt som det lyder! Abramowitz giver en fremragende gennemgang af baggrunden for og formålet med ERP og hvordan behandlingen udføres.
* Tilgængelige ressourcer for OCD-ramte og deres familier. (mest relevant for folk bosiddende i US)
* Og meget mere!
Interviewet giver et godt overblik over OCD og behandling af OCD, og kan hermed anbefales.
Lyt til interviewet: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder på Behaviortherapist.com
Hat tip: Psychotherapy Brown Bag
Jonathan S. Abramowitz har skrevet 10 bøger og omkring 100 peer review artikler
Den seneste bog er: Getting over OCD, – A 10-Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life.
Lidt om bogen:
Just imagine: No more obsessional thoughts and compulsive behaviors. No more planning your day around avoiding certain situations. You can get over OCD—and join the thousands of people who are living freer, happier lives thanks to the clinically proven strategies in this book. Noted OCD specialist Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz provides the information, support, and practical tools you need to:
*Understand your obsessions, compulsions, and rituals
*Develop a customized action plan
*Take gradual steps to safely confront—and master—the situations you avoid
*Find relief from intrusive thoughts, no matter how distressing
*Overcome compulsion urges
*Reduce anxiety and improve your relationships
Based on cognitive-behavioral therapy, the most effective treatment for OCD, the workbook’s carefully sequenced exercises are illustrated with detailed examples. Ready to get over OCD? Your
Bogen kan købes hos saxo.com:
Forfatter: Jonathan S. Abramowitz
Getting over OCD, – A 10-Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life.
Forlag: Guilford Press 2009, 307 sider.
Biografi:
Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before moving to North Carolina, Dr. Abramowitz founded and directed the OCD and Anxiety Disorders Program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His award-winning research on OCD has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, among others, and he serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation. He lives in Chapel Hill with his wife and two daughters.
Forskere har fundet frem til at et protein sandsynligvis spiller en væsentlig rolle ved Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
