Parenting Kids With OCD: A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Child With OCD

by Bonnie Zucker

Overview

Parenting Kids With OCD provides parents with a comprehensive understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder, its symptoms, types, and presentation in children and teens. The treatment of OCD is explained, and guidelines on how to both find appropriate help and best support one's child are provided. Family accommodation is the rule, not the exception, when it comes to childhood OCD; yet, higher accommodating is associated with a worsening of the child's symptoms and greater levels of familial stress. Parents who have awareness of how they can positively or negatively impact their child's OCD can benefit their child's outcome. Case examples are included to illustrate the child's experience with OCD and what effective treatment looks like. OCD worsens when there is increased stress for the child; therefore, stress management is an essential component for improvement. Parents will learn how to manage stress in themselves and encourage effective stress management for their children.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618216663
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/2017
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	673,644
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Bonnie Zucker, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist with a background and expertise in psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and adults.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Is It OCD? 3

Chapter 2 Understanding Your Child's Experience 11

Chapter 3 The Impact of OCD 23

Chapter 4 The Treatment of OCD 29

Chapter 5 Getting Help: Finding the Right Therapist 57

Chapter 6 Supporting Your Child's Treatment 65

Chapter 7 Case Examples: Bringing It All Together 79

Chapter 8 What to Expect on the Road Ahead 133

Chapter 9 Stress Management 139

Resources 145

References 153

About the Author 157