The Fear of Contamination: Assessment and Treatment

by Stanley J. Rachman

Book Overview

From a leader in the field of psychotherapy, this new book is the first dedicated to the topic of the fear of contamination. The fear of contamination is the driving force behind compulsive washing, the most common manifestation of obsessive compulsive disorder. This is one of the most extraordinary of all human fears. It is complex, powerful, probably universal, easily provoked, intense, and difficult to control. Usually the fear is caused by physical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199296936
• ISBN13: 9780199296934
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"