Obsessive-compulsive disorder
By: Heidi Watkins, book editor
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Perspectives on diseases & disorders; Perspectives on diseases and disorders
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780737747911
Other titles: Perspectives on diseases and disorders : obsessive-compulsive disorder
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-146) and index.
Table of contents: title: An overview of obsessive-compulsive disorder  -- Carol A. Turkington, Helen M. Davidson, and Jacqueline L. Longe; title: OCD can be debilitating  -- Jeremy Katz; title: The neuroscience behind OCD  -- Wayne Goodman; title: The classification of OCD  -- International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders; title: Advances in the treatment of OCD  -- Society for Neuroscience; title: Some cases of OCD are triggered by strep throat infections  -- National Institute of Mental Health, Pediatric Developmental Neuroscience Branch; title: OCD is rarely, if ever, triggered by strep throat infections  -- Walter A. Brown; title: Having obsessive bad thoughts is a form of OCD  -- Steve Kissing; title: Everyone with OCD has both obsessions and compulsions  -- Bradley C. Riemann; title: Hoarding is a form of OCD  -- Janice Gaston; title: Hoarding is different from OCD  -- William Hathaway; title: Psychedelic mushrooms may effectively treat OCD  -- Eric Swedlund; title: Deep brain stimulation effectively treats OCD  -- PR Newswire; title: A teen boy battles OCD  -- Jared Douglas Kant; title: A teen girl struggles with scrupulosity  -- Jennifer Traig; title: A teen overcomes OCD with exposure and response prevention therapy -- Fred Penzel.