Obsessive-compulsive disorder / Heidi Watkins, book editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Perspectives on diseases and disordersPublication details: Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 150 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), port., charts ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0737747919 : LIB
  • 9780737747911
Other title:
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Perspectives on diseases and disorders : obsessive-compulsive disorder
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.85/227 22
LOC classification:
  • RC533 .O2642 2010
Contents:
An overview of obsessive-compulsive disorder / Carol A. Turkington, Helen M. Davidson, and Jacqueline L. Longe -- OCD can be debilitating / Jeremy Katz -- The neuroscience behind OCD / Wayne Goodman -- The classification of OCD / International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders -- Advances in the treatment of OCD / Society for Neuroscience -- Some cases of OCD are triggered by strep throat infections / National Institute of Mental Health, Pediatric Developmental Neuroscience Branch -- OCD is rarely, if ever, triggered by strep throat infections / Walter A. Brown -- Having obsessive bad thoughts is a form of OCD / Steve Kissing -- Everyone with OCD has both obsessions and compulsions / Bradley C. Riemann -- Hoarding is a form of OCD / Janice Gaston -- Hoarding is different from OCD / William Hathaway -- Psychedelic mushrooms may effectively treat OCD / Eric Swedlund -- Deep brain stimulation effectively treats OCD / PR Newswire -- A teen boy battles OCD / Jared Douglas Kant -- A teen girl struggles with scrupulosity / Jennifer Traig -- A teen overcomes OCD with exposure and response prevention therapy / Fred Penzel.
Summary: Clear, careful explanations offer young readers insight into what obsessive-compulsive disorder is, what causes it, how people live with it, and the latest information about treatment and prevention. Also features primary and secondary source quotations,annotated bibliographies and lists of organizations to contact for additional information.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-146) and index.

An overview of obsessive-compulsive disorder / Carol A. Turkington, Helen M. Davidson, and Jacqueline L. Longe -- OCD can be debilitating / Jeremy Katz -- The neuroscience behind OCD / Wayne Goodman -- The classification of OCD / International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders -- Advances in the treatment of OCD / Society for Neuroscience -- Some cases of OCD are triggered by strep throat infections / National Institute of Mental Health, Pediatric Developmental Neuroscience Branch -- OCD is rarely, if ever, triggered by strep throat infections / Walter A. Brown -- Having obsessive bad thoughts is a form of OCD / Steve Kissing -- Everyone with OCD has both obsessions and compulsions / Bradley C. Riemann -- Hoarding is a form of OCD / Janice Gaston -- Hoarding is different from OCD / William Hathaway -- Psychedelic mushrooms may effectively treat OCD / Eric Swedlund -- Deep brain stimulation effectively treats OCD / PR Newswire -- A teen boy battles OCD / Jared Douglas Kant -- A teen girl struggles with scrupulosity / Jennifer Traig -- A teen overcomes OCD with exposure and response prevention therapy / Fred Penzel.

Clear, careful explanations offer young readers insight into what obsessive-compulsive disorder is, what causes it, how people live with it, and the latest information about treatment and prevention. Also features primary and secondary source quotations,annotated bibliographies and lists of organizations to contact for additional information.

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