Over and over Again: Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Brossura

Neziroglu, Fugen; Yaryura-Tobias, Jose A.

 
9780787908768: Over and over Again: Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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ISBN 10: 0787908762 ISBN 13: 9780787908768
Casa editrice: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, 1997

Sinossi

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects roughly six million Americans. Its symptoms, ranging from repetitive handwashing to preoccupation with sexual, religious, or aggressive impulses, wreak havoc in people's lives, and often cause severe emotional and economic loss. This sensitive and insightful book, the result of the authors' years of research and experimentation, is a much needed survival manual for OCD sufferers and the families and friAnds who share their pain.

With answer to the 100 most often asked questions, this classic work combines the latest in scientific knowledge with supportive case histories and practical suggestions for help, and offers new hope to those touched by this insidious and widespread malady.

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Informazioni sull'autore

FUGEN NEZIROGLU is clinical director of the Institute for Bio-Behavioral Therapy and Research (IBBTR) in Great Neck, New York. She is also on the scientific advisory board of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation. JOSE A. YARYURA-TOBIAS is medical director of IBBTR and a biological psychiatrist and internist who pioneered research in the biological theory of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Dalla quarta di copertina

A sensitive and insightful survival manual written for the nearly six million sufferers of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), along with their families and friAnds. Presenting the latest in OCD research, supportive case histories, and practical suggestions for self help, the authors offer new hope to those touched by this widespread malady.

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects roughly six million Americans. Its symptoms, ranging from repetitive handwashing to preoccupation with sexual, religious, or aggressive impulses, wreak havoc in people's lives, and often cause severe emotional and economic loss. This sensitive and insightful book, the result of the authors' years of research and experimentation, is a much needed survival manual for OCD sufferers and the families and friends who share their pain. This classic book offers hope and understanding, with answers to the 100 most often asked questions, such as:

  • What is OCD?
  • Is it contagious? Hereditary? Curable?
  • Who is most vulnerable to its attack?
  • What are the best treatment methods available today?
Over and Over Again combines the latest in scientific knowledge with supportive case histories and practical suggestions for help, offering new hope to those touched by this insidious and widespread malady.

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Editore
Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
Data di pubblicazione
1997
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0787908762
ISBN 13 
9780787908768
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
228
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

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