Talking Back to OCD

I. Up Close But Not So Personal: A New Look at OCD for Parents (and Kids)

1. What Is OCD?

2. What Does OCD Look Like?

3. What Causes OCD?

4. How Is OCD Treated?

II. Eight Steps for Getting Rid of Obsessions and Compulsions

5. Step 1: What Kind of Treatment Is This, Anyway?

Step 1: Instructions for Parents

6. Step 2: Talking Back to OCD

Step 2: Instructions for Parents

7. Step 3: Making a Map

Step 3: Instructions for Parents

8. Step 4: Finishing My Toolkit

Step 4: Instructions for Parents

9. Step 5: Beginning to Resist

Step 5: Instructions for Parents

10. Step 6: I'm in Charge Now

Step 6: Instructions for Parents

11. Step 7: Eliminating OCD Everywhere

Step 7: Instructions for Parents

12. Step 8: Keeping OCD Away for Good

Step 8: Instructions for Parents

Summaries of the Steps

How to Find a Therapist

Resources

Appendix: Scales, Checklists, and Other Forms