Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common psychological problem. The symptoms - which can be seriously disabling in extreme cases - can include excessive hand-washing or other cleaning rituals, repeated checking, extreme slowness and unwanted, repugnant intrusive thoughts. This book covers the nature, symptoms, causes and theories of OCD. It discusses the treatments that are available and provides valuable practical advice to those who may need help. Numerous case histories are given throughout the book, highlighting various aspects of the disorder and its treatment. There are in-depth sections on scrupulosity, culture and OCD, mental pollution, OCD in children and on the similarities and differences between childhood OCD and autistic disorder. This fourth edition has been updated with succinct explanations of recent research, information on treatment advances and the recent expansion of treatment services for anxiety disorders, including OCD, in the NHS. In this updated fourth edition, Stanley Rachman gives a clear account of the nature of obsessive-compulsive problems which will prove useful for sufferers and their families, as well as general readers interested in finding out about the disorder.

ISBN 019956177X   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780199561773 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 207 Publisher Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Imprint Oxford University Press   Series title Facts Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780198520825 Publication date 26 Mar 2009   Height (mm) 195 Library of Congress 2009008909   Width (mm) 128 DEWEY 616.85227   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General Pages 200

1		Obsessive-compulsive disorder: what is it?		1
2		Relationship to other disorders		27
3		Obsessive-compulsive patients		41
4		Effects on family, work, and social life		63
5		Prevalence and related factors		69
6		Theories and explanations		77
7		Treatment		83
8		Assessment, diagnosis, and evaluation		109
9		Obsessive-compulsive disorders in children		121
10		Some practical advice		131
		Appendices 1-8		143
		Index		175

"This book does a superior job of describing OCD and provides excellent resources for those either afflicted with OCD or close to someone who is."--Doody's

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