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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Information Guide

Neil A. Rector, Christina Bartha, Kate Kitchen, Martin Katzman and Margaret Richter
 
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe and debilitating anxiety disorder that affects one person in 40. It affects not only how people feel or think, but also how they behave. OCD symptoms – such as compulsive hoarding or handwashing – often evoke uncomfortable emotions in family and friends.
 
This guide discusses:
  • what OCD is and what causes it
  • treatments, including both cognitive and behavioural therapy and medication
  • recovery and relapse prevention
  • family involvement

 

The guide is a thorough and helpful introduction for people with OCD, their family and friends.
 
  • ISBN 978-1-77052-505-4 • 62 pages • booklet/guide
  • $6.95 • published 2010 • product code PM043
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