Childhood Obsessive Compulsive Disorder / Edition 1

by Greta Francis, Rod A. Gragg

Overview

Obsessions with contamination, hoarding objects and exact orderliness, and compulsions involving rituals of washing, cleaning, checking, re-checking and counting, are exhibited by children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This volume draws on the latest research to aid clinicians in their diagnosis and treatment of children with this problem.

Special features of the book include detailed case examples, measurement scales and a manual for a cognitive-behavioural treatment of this complex, puzzling disorder. The authors provide useful descriptions of childhood and adolescent OCD in its various forms, and discuss its etiology and epidemiology. In addition, they describe assessment methods and their usefulness in resea

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803959224
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/02/1996
Series:	Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry , #35
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.28(d)

Table of Contents

	Series Editor's Introduction	vii
1.	Clinical Presentation	1
	Diagnosis	1
	Etiology	7
	Epidemiology	10
	Differential Diagnosis	13
	Comorbidity	17
	Summary	18
2.	Assessment	19
	Diagnostic Interviews	19
	Clinician-Rated Instruments	21
	Self-Report Questionnaires	24
	Self-Monitoring	27
	Behavioral Observation	30
	Practical Assessment Guidelines: Putting the Pieces Together	31
	Summary	34
3.	Treatment	37
	Psychotherapeutic Treatment	37
	Psychopharmacologic Treatment	45
	Psychosurgery	49
	Special Issues in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents	49
	Summary	54
4.	Case Examples	55
	Case 1: Lynne	55
	Case 2: Bernie	67
	Summary	67
5.	Final Comments	69
	Appendixes	71
Appendix A	Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale	71
Appendix B	Leyton Obsessional Inventory-Child Version	79
Appendix C	"How I Ran OCD Off My Land" Manualized Treatment Protocol	83
Appendix D	Resources for Families of Children With OCD	91
	References	93
	Author Index	101
	Subject Index	105
	About the Authors	107

Editorial Reviews

Provides a review of current knowledge of the disorder in children, from diagnosis through treatment. Describes childhood and adolescent OCD in its various forms, explores assessment methods and their usefulness in research and practice, and examines both pharmacological and psychosocial treatments. Includes case studies, measurement scales, and a manual for cognitive-behavioral treatment. For students and professionals in clinical/counseling psychology, behavioral psychology, and social work. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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