Recommended Reading for Patients:
Anxiety
Stress Reduction:
Bourne, E.J. (1995). The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook.
Davis, M., Eshelman, E.R., & McKay, M. (1988). The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:
Grayson, J. (2014). Freedom from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty.
Foa, E.D., & Wilson, R. (1991). Stop Obsessing! How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions.
Baer, L. (2001). The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts.
Munford, P. (2004). Overcoming Compulsive Checking: Free Your Mind from OCD.
Munford, P. (2005). Overcoming Compulsive Washing: Free Your Mind from OCD.
Purdon, C. & Clark, D. (2005). Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts: How to Gain Control of Your OCD.
Schwartz, J.M. (1996). Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior.
Steketee, G., & White, K. (1990). When Once is Not Enough: Help for Obsessive Compulsives.
Ciarrochi, J. (1995). The Doubting Disease: Help for Scrupulosity and Religious Compulsions.
Social Anxiety:
Markway, B.G., Carmin, C.N., Pollard, C.A., & Flynn, T. (1992). Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety and Phobia.
Rapee, R.M. (1998). Overcoming Shyness and Social Phobia: A Step-by-Step Guide.
Panic Disorder:
Barlow, D. & Craske, M. (2000). Mastery of your Anxiety and Panic 3rd edition(MAP-3); Client Workbook.
Wilson, R. (1996). Don't Panic revised edition: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks.
Zuercher-White, E. (1998). An End to Panic.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder:
Craske, M, Barlow, D., & O'Leary, T. (1992). Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry-Client Workbook.
LeJeune, C. (2007). The Worry Trap: How to Free Yourself from Worry and Anxiety Using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy.
Hazlett-Stevens, H. & Craske, M. (2005). Women Who Worry Too Much: How to Stop Worry & Anxiety from Ruining Work, Relationships, and Fun.
Leahy, R. (2005). The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You.
Specific Phobia:
Antony, M, Craske, M., & Barlow, D. (1995). Mastery of Your Specific Phobia-Client Workbook.
Hoarding:
Bubrick, J., Neziroglu, F., Yaryura-Tobias, J. & Perkins, P. (2004). Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding: Why You Save and How You Can Stop.
Frost, R. & Steketee, G. (2010). Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things.
Tompkins, M. & Hartl, T. (2009). Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding, and Compulsive Acquiring.
Tolin, D., Frost, R., & Steketee, G. (2007). Buried In Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding.
Depression:
McKay, M., Davis, M., & Fanning, P. (1997). Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life.
Williams, M., Teasdale, J., Segal, Z. & Kabat-Zinn, J. (2007). The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness.
Greenberger, D.G., & Padesky, C.A. (1995). Mind Over Mood.
Bipolar Disorder:
Miklowitz, D. (2002). The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know.
Basco, M.R. (2005). The Bipolar Workbook: Tools for Controlling Your Mood Swings.
Binge-eating:
Fairburn, C. (1995). Overcoming Binge Eating. New York:
Body Dysmorphic Disorder:
Wilhelm, S. (2006). Feeling Good About the Way You Look: A Program for Overcoming Body Image Problems.
Phillips, K. (1998). The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
Claiborn, J. (2002). The BDD workbook: Overcome Body Dysmorphic Disorder and End Body Image Obsessions.
Trichotillomania:
Keuthen, N., Stein, D., & Christenson, G. (2001). Help for hair pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania.
Penzel, F. (2003). The Hair Pulling Problem: A Complete Guide to Trichotillomania.
Attention-Deficit:
Adult Attention-Deficit Disorder: Hallowell, E. & Ratey, J. (1994). Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood.
Murphy, K. & LeVert, S. (1995). Out of the Fog: Treatment Options and Coping Strategies for Adult Attention Deficit Disorder.
Nadeau, K. (1996). Adventures in Fast Forward: Life, Love, and Work for the ADD Adult.
Perfectionism:
Antony, M.M., & Swinson, R.P. (1998). When Perfect Isn't Good Enough: Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism.
Procrastination:
Burka, J. & Yuen, L. . (1983). Procrastination: Why You Do It, What To Do About It.
Roberts, M.S. (1995). Living Without Procrastination: How to Stop Postponing Your Life.
Relationships:
Beck, A. T. (1988). Love is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve Relationship Problems Through Cognitive Therapy.
Gottman, J. (1995). Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: and How You Can Make Yours Last. Fireside.
Gottman, J. & Silver, N. (1999). The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.
Markman, H., Stanley, S., & Blumberg, S. (2001). Fighting for Your marriage: Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love, new and revised.
Nelson-Jones, R. (1999). Creating Happy Relationships: A Guide to Partner Skills.
Mindfulness:
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1994). Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness.
CDs by Jon Kabat-Zinn available at www.mindfulnesscds.com
DBT Skills:
McKay, M., Wood, J., & Brantley, J. (2007). Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Skills Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance.
Heather Wassarman, Ph.D. - PSY18908
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San Francisco, CA 94114
(Ph) 415-399-0255
533A Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(Ph) 415-399-0255