A much-needed resource providing guidance for professionals treating difficult cases of OCD in children and teenagers. Each chapter contains subtype specific information for common pitfalls, client and family engagement and clinical breakthrough.
"Health anxiety is on the rise. COVID-19 has introduced an abundance of new stressors, resulting in increased fear and obsession about illness and death. In this much-needed guide, nationally recognized anxiety expert Karen Lynn Cassiday presents a highly effective, cutting-edge method for treating health anxiety-teaching readers to disconnect their physical sensations and symptoms from a perceived sense of danger. By learning not to fear how their body feels, readers can liberate themselves from health worries, tolerate uncertainty, and find peace of mind."-- Provided by publisher
Drawing on evidence-based therapies, such as CBT, ACT and positive psychology, Dr Cassiday provides strategies to help you and your child with anxiety. Through empathy and humour, she proves that with anxiety, there is not only light at the end of the tunnel, but during the journey too.