About the author:
Lynne M. Drummond has been a consultant psychiatrist and senior lecturer with South West London and St George's NHS Mental Health Trust since 1985 as lead clinician for nationally and regionally commissioned services for severe, enduring, obsessive-compulsive and body dysmorphic disorders (OCD/BDD) and other intractable neurotic conditions. Specialising in CBT, she has published widely in the fields of CBT, OCD, anxiety disorders, communication skills, learning and acquisition of skills. Dr Drummond has a long-standing involvement in medical education and has been a clinical tutor and course leader for 20 years, particularly in CBT.