Therapy Tools: Obsessive-compulsive Disorders

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Susanne Fricke

Therapy Tools: Obsessive-compulsive Disorders

In Germany, around 2 percent of all people develop an obsessive-compulsive disorder at some point in their lives. Patients with this diagnosis are generally considered difficult in psychotherapy and their compulsions are seen as difficult to treat. In this edition of Therapy Tools, Susanne Fricke shows that there are, in fact, numerous methods and techniques which help to get compulsive actions and obsessive thoughts under control. Including over 100 work sheets and information sheets, this second edition also provides new materials for the therapeutic treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders.

2nd ed. published 2021. 359 pages All rights available

Therapy Tools: Obsessive-compulsive Disorders

In Germany, around 2 percent of all people develop an obsessive-compulsive disorder at some point in their lives. Patients with this diagnosis are generally considered difficult in psychotherapy and their compulsions are seen as difficult to treat. In this edition of Therapy Tools, Susanne Fricke shows that there are, in fact, numerous methods and techniques which help to get compulsive actions and obsessive thoughts under control. Including over 100 work sheets and information sheets, this second edition also provides new materials for the therapeutic treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders.

• Flexible treatment for compulsions
• Extensive collection of materials


Obsessive-compulsive disorders are among the five most common mental illnesses. However, therapists are often reluctant to put patients with this diagnosis into treatment - there is often some concern that the therapy is complicated and that these patient groups are difficult. This Therapy Tools volume will provide treating therapists with some security making it a valuable support.

On the basis of behavioural therapy, information and materials are provided which can be used as a stimulus and support for individual phases of therapy or run through the entire therapy on a step-by-step basis. It includes a range of work and information sheets for patients and therapists.


Target groups:
Psychological and medical psychotherapists, psychotherapists in training