Per Hove Thomsen

From Thoughts to Obsessions

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This introductory book explains the nature and treatment of OCD in children and adolescents. Written for parents and relatives as well as doctors, teachers and other professionals working with this group of patients, it defines OCD and forms a straightforward explanation of the symptoms, assessment procedures and treatment strategies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 138mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 204g
• ISBN-13: 9781853027215
• ISBN-10: 1853027219
• Artikelnr.: 21830157

Autorenporträt

Per Hove Thomsen is a specialist in child psychiatry who has, for a number of years, worked with the research and treatment of obsessive behaviour in children and adolescents. He is Head of the Research Centre at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital in Århus, Denmark.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. Definition of OCD. 2. Background to the condition. 3. The
clinical picture. 4. How widespread is OCD? 5. Cultural aspects of OCD. 6.
Obsessive compulsive features in normal development. 7. The course of OCD.
8. OCD in relation to other mental disorders. 9. The treatment of OCD. 10.
The aetiology of OCD. 11. How to find out if a child has OCD. 12. Epilogue.
Index.