Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Autor*innen
Buchbewertung
Parameter
- 336 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
Mehr zum Buch
While on vacation, Raymond incessantly checked the carpets of Disney World looking for poison he had seen spilled there--in his mind.... Sherry was terrified of her thoughts about stabbing her baby daughter.... Jeff couldn't silence a mental voice urging him to have sex with men and animals....Howard Hughes had it. So did historical figures Martin Luther and Ignatius of Loyola. They all suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)--as do over five million Americans who need to know that there is now hope and help. Ian Osborn, M.D., a specialist in OCD and a sufferer himself, has written the first comprehensive book on the experience, diagnosis, and treatment of OCD. He reveals recent discoveries about the disease as a biological disorder--a physical, not a psychological abnormality--and the exciting new therapies that have dramatically changed the future for OCD sufferers.His wise, compassionate book Pencil-and-paper tests for self-diagnosisSix steps to conquering OCDMedication that worksEarly signs that show OCD in childrenGuidelines for family membersA comprehensive listing of where to find organizations and support groups--and more
Buchkauf
Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Ian Osborn
- Sprache
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1999
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback)
Hier könnte deine Bewertung stehen.
- Titel
- Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Ian Osborn
- Verlag
- DELL PUB
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1999
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 336
- ISBN10
- 0440508479
- ISBN13
- 9780440508472
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Sozialwissenschaften, Medizin & Gesundheit, Lebenshilfe, Psychologische Thematik, Handbücher und Anleitungen, Psychologie, Wissenschaft, Gesundheit, Psychische Gesundheit, Psychiatrie, Psychische Störungen, Pathologie, Psychopathologie, Menschliche Natur, Narzissmus, Persönlichkeitsstörungen, Zwangsstörung
- Bewertung
- 4,2 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- While on vacation, Raymond incessantly checked the carpets of Disney World looking for poison he had seen spilled there--in his mind.... Sherry was terrified of her thoughts about stabbing her baby daughter.... Jeff couldn't silence a mental voice urging him to have sex with men and animals....Howard Hughes had it. So did historical figures Martin Luther and Ignatius of Loyola. They all suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)--as do over five million Americans who need to know that there is now hope and help. Ian Osborn, M.D., a specialist in OCD and a sufferer himself, has written the first comprehensive book on the experience, diagnosis, and treatment of OCD. He reveals recent discoveries about the disease as a biological disorder--a physical, not a psychological abnormality--and the exciting new therapies that have dramatically changed the future for OCD sufferers.His wise, compassionate book Pencil-and-paper tests for self-diagnosisSix steps to conquering OCDMedication that worksEarly signs that show OCD in childrenGuidelines for family membersA comprehensive listing of where to find organizations and support groups--and more