Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Elements, History, Treatments, and Research
Seiten
2020
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4408-7130-6 (ISBN)
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4408-7130-6 (ISBN)
A comprehensive introduction to one of the most common psychiatric disorders, a condition that results in intrusive, irrational thoughts and/or repetitive, illogical physical or mental actions.
Titles in this Health and Psychology Sourcebooks series address psychological, physical, or environmental conditions that threaten human health and wellbeing. This book presents a comprehensive overview of OCD—one of the five most common psychiatric disorders. Obsessions range from those associated with contamination, safety, and order or symmetry to scrupulosity, or the need the do the "right" thing. Compulsions range from counting, touching, and tapping to excessive cleaning/washing, arranging, or even hoarding.
Written by a therapist among the most experienced in the world in dealing with this disorder, this book covers the incidence, symptoms, diagnosis, history, development, and causes, as well as the effects and costs of OCD. It also addresses theory, research, and treatments and offers insight into and case studies illustrating how the disorder displays in society, at work, and in relationships. A glossary of terms, suggested further readings, and resource websites and organizations listing are included.
Titles in this Health and Psychology Sourcebooks series address psychological, physical, or environmental conditions that threaten human health and wellbeing. This book presents a comprehensive overview of OCD—one of the five most common psychiatric disorders. Obsessions range from those associated with contamination, safety, and order or symmetry to scrupulosity, or the need the do the "right" thing. Compulsions range from counting, touching, and tapping to excessive cleaning/washing, arranging, or even hoarding.
Written by a therapist among the most experienced in the world in dealing with this disorder, this book covers the incidence, symptoms, diagnosis, history, development, and causes, as well as the effects and costs of OCD. It also addresses theory, research, and treatments and offers insight into and case studies illustrating how the disorder displays in society, at work, and in relationships. A glossary of terms, suggested further readings, and resource websites and organizations listing are included.
Leslie J. Shapiro, LICSW, is clinical supervisor at the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital, Boston.
Series Foreword
Introduction
1 Diagnosis, Symptoms, Phenomenology, and Incidence
2 Obsessive Compulsive Related and Comorbid Disorders
3 History
4 Theory and Research
5 Development and Causes
6 Effects and Costs
7 Assessment and Treatment
8 Adjunctive Psychosocial Treatment and Coping Strategies
9 In Society—Up Close
10 At Work and School—Up Close
11 In Relationships—Up Close
Glossary
For Further Reading
Resources
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.07.2020 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 624 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4408-7130-2 / 1440871302 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4408-7130-6 / 9781440871306 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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