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Understanding OCD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Adam Lewin
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Description for Understanding OCD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Paperback. This book provides essential information and guidance to help parents and professionals to understand the diagnosis, treatment and management of childhood obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The book covers the causes and presentation of childhood OCD, as well as OCD related illnesses, and treatments for OCD. Editor(s): Lewin, Adam B.; Storch, Eric A. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; MMJ; VFJB; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Giving a full overview of childhood obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and discussing all major treatment options, including cognitive behavioural therapy and medication, this guide provides the essential information that families, teachers, caregivers, clinicians and mental health professionals need in order to understand and treat childhood OCD. It covers origins, symptoms and related illnesses and explains how OCD is diagnosed. The book also suggests ways to maximise the outcomes of treatment, what to do when treatment doesn't work, and how to help manage OCD in children at school and in the home.
Giving a full overview of childhood obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and discussing all major treatment options, including cognitive behavioural therapy and medication, this guide provides the essential information that families, teachers, caregivers, clinicians and mental health professionals need in order to understand and treat childhood OCD. It covers origins, symptoms and related illnesses and explains how OCD is diagnosed. The book also suggests ways to maximise the outcomes of treatment, what to do when treatment doesn't work, and how to help manage OCD in children at school and in the home.
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849057837
SKU
V9781849057837
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Ref
99-10
About Adam Lewin
Adam Lewin is Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences at the University of South Florida. He is also the Director of the OCD, Anxiety & Related Disorders Behavioral Treatment Program at the University of South Florida. Eric Storch is Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, and Psychology, at the University of South Florida. He ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding OCD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
This is one of the most complete and warm-hearted books I have read about people who fight to deal with intrusive thoughts. Readers are given detailed information of what it means to have unwanted intrusive thoughts, as well as the origin and impact of these thoughts on the emotional and social life of people diagnosed with OCD. The book provides ... Read more