The Imp of the Mind

By Lee Baer,

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1 author picked The Imp of the Mind as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Dr. Baer was a leading clinician and researcher in the area of treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, which is essentially a problematic relationship between an individual and their thoughts. 

His focus was on struggles with thoughts that we identify as “bad” or unacceptable. This book was one of the first texts to fully describe what has come to be called “Pure O” OCD.  

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