Edna B. Foa, PhD, is a professor of clinical psychology in
psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of
the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. Dr. Foa has
devoted her academic career to the study of the psychopathology and
treatment of anxiety disorders, primarily obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social
phobia, and is currently one of the world’s leading experts in
these areas. She was the chair of the DSM-IV subcommittee
for OCD and cochaired the DSM-IV subcommittee for PTSD.
Dr. Foa has published several books and more than 250 articles and
book chapters and has lectured extensively around the world. Her
work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors. Among
them are the Distinguished Professor Award under the Fulbright
Program for International Exchange of Scholars; the Distinguished
Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association,
Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology; the first annual
Outstanding Research Contribution Award presented by the
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy; the
Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology Award
from the American Psychological Association; and a Lifetime
Achievement Award presented by the International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies.
Reid Wilson, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who
directs the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center in Chapel Hill and
Durham, North Carolina. He is also adjunct associate professor of
psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of
Medicine. He designed American Airlines' first national
program for the fearful flier and currently serves as the expert
for WebMD’s Mental Health Community. Television
appearances include The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good
Morning America, CNN, The Katie Show, A&E’s Hoarders,
and MTV’s True Life. He is a founding clinical fellow of
the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and fellow of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. In 2014 he was
honored with the highest national award given in his field, by the
Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
David H. Barlow, PhD, is the founder and director emeritus
of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston
University. He has published more than five hundred articles and
sixty books and manuals on anxiety and emotional disorders.
“By far the best self-help book for people with obsessions and
compulsions that I have ever read. Unusually clear, exceptionally
precise, and immensely practical.”
— Albert Ellis, Ph.D., author of A New Guide to Rational Living
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