The world of obsessive-compulsive disorder : the experiences of living with OCD

Summary: "This book depicts the lives of people with OCD. Based primarily on interviews with those who have the disorder, this book follows them from when they first started to believe they had a problem, all the way to life after treatment"--

Record details

ISBN: 1479872342
ISBN: 9781479872343
Physical Description: 275 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
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Publisher: New York : New York University Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-261) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: More than a neat freak -- Part I. The misunderstood: What is OCD? ; But what is it really like? ; Treatments, old and new -- Part II. Living with OCD: Is it me or is there a problem? ; Stigma and trivialization ; Coping and treatment ; The power of knowledge ; Life goes on -- Conclusion: Where do we go from here?