Three weeks self-help program for OCD Dr.Mohammad hussein May, 2006

1. Three- weeks self-help
program…
Guidelines To Get
Benefits
‫حسين‬ ‫محمد‬
11-5-2006

3. Roles to start

4. Roles to start
1. Patient's Strong determination &
commitment.
”Am I really READY to get rid
of my symptoms”

5. It is extremely effective
program but only in ready
patient.

6. 2. Patients may practice his skills
contiually for 8 or 10 days straight
before he begins to notice that distress
dimishing
Urge to ritualize will become easier to
resist.
Roles to start

7. 3. The program provide
opportunity for patient to learn
that he can control obsessions
& compulions.
Roles to start

8. 4. The more the times & the more
the duration of exposure
The faster the patent gain
freedom from symptoms
Roles to start

9. Roles to start
5. 5. The first days of
program are the most
difficult ones

11. How to prepare
patient?

12. Patient preparation
1. Rearrange of dialy
commitments
2. Prepare family & friends
by……..

13. Patient preparation
2. Prepare family & friends
by……..
stop helping the to patent perform rituals
stop performing any rituals
all family must agree that request for
reassurance will be refused
“We have agreed that we cannot
answer these question”

14. Patient preparation
3. Choose supportive people to
patient to help practice.

15. Patient preparation
supportive people shoud be:
 Warm & encouraging
 Ready to suggest &
participate in activities
 Not rough & shouldn't
use force.

17. Guidelines in using techniques of
self help program.
I. For exposure & imagery
practice.
II. For imagery practice.

18. ‫ا‬‫ري‬‫خ‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫اكم‬‫ز‬‫ج‬