The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts - Softcover

Baer, Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452283078 ISBN 13: 9780452283077

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2002

Synopsis

In The Imp of the Mind, a leading expert on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder explores the hidden epidemic that afflicts millions of Americans.

In the first book to fully examine obsessive bad thoughts, Dr. Lee Baer combines the latest research with his own extensive experience in treating this widespread syndrome. Drawing on information ranging from new advances in brain technology to pervasive social taboos, Dr. Baer explores the root causes of bad thoughts, why they can spiral out of control, and how to recognize the crucial difference between harmless and dangerous bad thoughts.

An illuminating and accessible guide to the kinds of thoughts that create extreme fear, guilt, and worry, The Imp of the Mind provides concrete solutions to a tormenting and debilitating disorder. Including special sections on the prescription medications that have proven effective, it is "a beautifully written book that can be a great help to people who want to know what to do about obsessions" (Isaac Marks, M.D., author of Living with Fear: Understanding and Coping with Anxiety).

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Review:

"One of the most creative and lucid thinkers in the area of OCD... A marvelous book for the millions who suffer from painful thoughts."--Michael A. Jenike, M.D., professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

"Baer provides a compassionate and understanding voice for millions of people."--Chicago Tribune

Praise for Getting Control

"One of the world's leading experts on obsessive-compulsive disorder and on methods of self-help. This excellent third edition includes recent advances in the assessment and treatment of this disorder. Sufferers, relatives, and friends can benefit greatly from reading this book."--Isaac Marks, M.D., FRCPsych, author of Living with Fear

"Very few clinicians are as experienced as Dr. Baer in the treatment of OCD."--Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School; director, OCD and Related Disorder Program, Massachusetts General Hospital

About the Author:

Lee Baer, Ph.D, is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of OCD and related disorders. The author of Getting Control: Overcoming Your Obsessions and Compulsions, Dr. Baer is an associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School and the director of research of the OCD unit at Massachusetts General Hospital as well as the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0452283078
• ISBN 13: 9780452283077
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176