Binding: Paperback
Description: 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.
Title: Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder
Author(s): De Silva Padmal (Former Senior Lecturer In Psychology At The Institute Of Psychiatry King's College University Of London And Consultant Clinical Psychologist South London And Maudsley National Health Service Trust London Uk)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199561773
Pages: 198 Pages, 7 Black And White Line Drawings
Publication Date: 5/1/2009
Series: The Facts
Category: Coping With Anxiety & Phobias