The BFRB Survival Guide

Suzanne Mouton-Odum is a licensed psychologist and a leader in the field of BFRBs. She has served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors for over twenty years and is currently the Vice-Chair of that board. Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, LCPC, is a senior clinician, a leader in the field of treatment of BFRBs, and has served as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the TLC Foundation for BFRBs for over twenty years. She has authored many books on this topic. Charles S. Mansueto, PhD is a psychologist, a pioneer in contemporary efforts to understand and treat BFRBs, and creator of the Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Model. He received the Christina Pearson Award for contributions to the field by the TLC Foundation for BFRBs and serves as their Scientific Advisory Board member and Director of Training.

• Part I. Preparation, Gaining Perspective, and Heightening Awareness of your BFRB: 1. Getting started on your BFRB journey; 2. Increasing awareness of your BFRB; 3. Gaining a better understanding of your BFRB; Part II. Interventions and Skill Building: Selecting and Using Interventions; 4. The sensory domain; 5. The cognitive domain; 6. The affective domain; 7. The motor domain; 8. The place domain; Part III. Lifestyle Changes and Maintenance of Recovery; 9. The importance of self-care; 10. Putting it all together to move forward; References; Index.

'Drs. Mouton-Odum, Golomb, and Mansueto, leaders in the field of BFRBs, have successfully crafted a user-friendly, self-guided approach to help people address their BFRBs. Based on tried and established methods, this book has potential to be a game changer for those who have struggled with and want to address their BFRB(s).' Eric Storch, Ph.D., McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair & Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine