DARING TO CHALLENGE OCD.

Daring to Challenge OCD gives readers a thorough overview of
ERP, what to expect during treatment, and offers gentle guidance to help
them finally overcome the common fears and obstacles that can stand in the
way of getting the help they need.

Exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP) is a proven-effective treatment that can help people with OCD break free from the constraints of their disorder; however, starting treatment can feel frightening. Many people wonder what treatment will be like and how they will ever face some of their worst fears. They want to hear from others who have successfully completed therapy. Joan Davidson, PhD, is co-director and founding partner of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy and assistant professor in the Clinical Sciences Program at the University of California, Berkeley. Davidson lives in Oakland, CA. Foreword writer Jeff Bell is author of Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Bell lives in Benicia, CA.