Description: When someone has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it can affect their entire family. Based in proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness, When a Family Member Has OCD offers an essential guide to help family members cope with their loved one's compulsive behaviors, obsessions, and constant need for reassurance. Family members will also learn ways to understand and communicate with each other when OCD becomes a major part of family life. The book includes comprehensive information on OCD and its symptoms, as well as advice for each affected family member.
Brief description:
Jeff Bell is an author, health advocate, and radio news anchor. His two books, Rewind, Replay, Repeat and When in Doubt, Make Belief, have established Bell as a leading voice for mental health awareness and "Greater Good" motivation. Bell serves as a national spokesperson for the International OCD Foundation. In 2011, he cofounded the nonprofit A2A Alliance (http: //a2aalliance.org), aiming to showcase and foster the power of turning adversity into advocacy. Bell is a twenty-year veteran of broadcast news and currently coanchors the KCBS Afternoon News, winner of the 2014 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast in America.
Review Quotes: "Every day at work I meet with individuals who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). I talk with their families and I try to educate them on what to do to help their family members. The families come to family sessions and I even invite them to attend an introductory talk that I give to new patients in our clinic. But those several hours of dialogue merely scratch the surface. When a Family Member Has OCD just made my job easier, because now there is a fantastic resource available to individuals with OCD and their families that I can recommend. I only wish I had written it. Congrats, Jon, on a major accomplishment!"
--Patrick B. McGrath, PhD, clinical director of the Center for Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital