Clinical obsessive-compulsive disorders in adults and children /
[Book]
edited by Robert Hudak and Darin D. Dougherty
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011
vii, 222 p. :
ill. ;
26 cm
Cambridge medicine
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction to obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Neurobiology and neurocircuitry of obsessive-compulsive disorder and relevance to its surgical treatment -- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Augmentation of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder and comorbid mood disorders -- Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: clinical characterization and treatment -- Medication management of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents -- Exposure with response prevention treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Compulsive hoarding -- Cognitive-behavioural therapy for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Community support and societal influences -- Family in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Providing treatment for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Body dysmorphic disorder -- Trichotillomania and other impulse control disorders
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"Clinical Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in Adults and Children is a complete, comprehensive overview of OCD, covering its underlying causes, manifestations and treatment. The book begins by covering the basic science of OCD and its biological basis and mechanisms. It discusses the treatment for both adults and children with an emphasis on providing information for clinicians to use in their everyday practice. Using the latest information regarding evidence-based treatments, it takes the reader through medication options, including behavioural therapy, support groups and recent developments in surgical treatment. The clinical manifestations of OCD are covered, as well as the differentiation between OCD and other neuropsychiatric disorders with similar presentations. Chapters on spectrum illnesses including body dysmorphic disorder, impulse control disorders such as trichotillomania, and hoarding are also included. This book will appeal to all mental health professionals, from practitioners to researchers, working in the field of compulsive disorders"--Provided by publisher