Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say "No Way" -- and Parents Say "Way to Go"

by John S. March

Book Overview

No one wants to get rid of obsessive-compulsive disorder more than someone who has it. That's why Talking Back to OCD puts kids and teens in charge. Dr. John March's eight-step program has already... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593853556
• ISBN13: 9781593853556
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.9" x 0.8" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended!

Talking Back to OCD is an excellent book and resource for families. You can't always access a counselor but it is critical for parents and children to work together to overcome and learn to handle OCD. This book allows you to do just that. There is no easy solution to OCD, the more you know about it, the more you will be able to help the person who has it and yourself. OCD is not easy to overcome, you have to work at it and this book helps you do that. Therapy helps, so do medications but this book will help you feel as if you are not in it alone. When you can't find encouragement this book will help. It eases the mind of the child who suffers from OCD to know that someone else understands how they feel and think and helps take away the negative aspects by helping to focus on what is working. I am glad we found and bought the book.

Outstanding book!

When we first realized our son was showing signs of OCD, we began to research any information that would somehow help us. We needed material that was practical and would give answers and guidance to enable us to get our son back. We found this book and began working through the steps with our son. The explainations were clear. The quotes from other kids with OCD were encouraging. The layout was reader friendly. My son gave OCD a nickname as Dr. March suggests in his approach. He hated OCD as much as we all did for stealing so much of his time and causing such frustration. The blame was on "OCD" not my son as a person and this was a huge step forward. I can hardly believe the progress we saw as we worked through this book. Slowly and steadily my son began to chip away at each obssesion/compulsion. He mapped them out and graphed the progress. It was a difficult task, but this book was like having Dr. March give my son and the whole family personal therapy at every turn. We had looked at other material on OCD and even tried a therapist, but NOTHING compared to the information and tactics explained in this book. We have our son back! He's free again - free from the OCD! What more can I say?

the best child-centered book for overcoming OCD

My 11-year old son has been in weekly therapy for treatment of OCD for over one year. One-on-one therapy has been very useful and cannot be overlooked. However, reading this book, TALKING BACK TO OCD, together with my son and having him follow it verbatim is what truly helped him BEAT OCD and know that he is in control! My son followed the instructions completely and has been nearly symptom free for over three months. Dr March's book gave my son the confidence to control his brain pathways and know how to "talk back" when OCD rears its ugly head again. I HIGHLY recommend this book over all others (and I have read them all!)

Excellent

John March - as usual- has provided a comprehensive view and treatment manual for OCD. Might be too difficult to apply as a parent, but a wonderful resource for any professional!

Excellent Service and Product

Item arrived in a timely manner and was in excellent (new) condition. Thanks!