The self-help books listed below are written by ADAA member professionals.
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Mine and Yours: A Personal and Clinical Perspective
by Scott M. Granet, LCSW , Toplight Books, 2021Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents
by Eli Lebowitz, PhD, Oxford University Press, 2021Daring to Challenge OCD: Overcome Your Fear of Treatment and Take Control of Your Life Using Exposure and Response Prevention
by Joan Davidson, PhD and Jeff Bell, New Harbinger Press, 2014Is Fred in the Refrigerator? Taming OCD and Reclaiming My Life
by Shala Nicely, LPC, 2018Living Beyond OCD Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Workbook for Adults
by Patricia E. Zurita Ona, PsyD, Amazon, 2020Needing to Know for Sure: A CBT-Based Guide to Overcoming Compulsive Checking and Reassurance Seeking
by Sally Winston, PsyD and Martin Seif, PhD, New Harbinger Press, 2019OCD, Anxiety, Panic Attacks and Related Depression: The Definitive Survival and Recovery Approach (Pulling the Trigger)
by Adam Shaw and Lauren Callaghan, Trigger Press Ltd, 2016Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding: Why You Save and How You Can Stop
by Fugen Neziroglu, José Yaryura-Tobias, and Jerome Bubnick, New Harbinger, 2010Overcoming Depersonalization Disorder: A Mindfulness and Acceptance Guide to Conquering Feelings of Numbness and Unreality
by Fugen Neziroglu and Katharine Donnelly, New Harbinger, 2010Overcoming Harm OCD: Mindfulness and CBT Tools for Coping with Unwanted Violent Thoughts
by Jon Hershfield, MFT, New Harbinger, 2018Overcoming Mental Compulsions: A CBT Workbook
by Gerald Tarlow, PhD, Independently Published, 2021Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts
by Sally M. Winston, PsyD and Martin N. Seif, Phd, New Harbinger Publications, 2017Selected in March 2019 as an Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Book Recommendation - an honor bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties.
- Available in Spanish version, "Guía para superar los pensamientos atemorizantes, obsesivos o inquietantes."