Can I tell you about OCD? A guide for friends, family and professionals

Jassi, Amita

Can I tell you about OCD? A guide for friends, family and professionals - London Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2013 - 47 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Can I tell you about...? .

Donated by The Freemasons Charity

Foreword by !sobel Heyman
Acknowledgements
Introducing Katie, who has OCD
Obsessions
Compulsions
Avoidance
How I was diagnosed
Why have I got OCD?
How OCD affects school
How OCD affects home
How OCD affects friendships
Treatments for OCD : cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Treatments for OCD : medication
How family and friends can help
How I can be helped at school
Common obsessions and compulsions
Other disorders related to OCD.
Recommended reading, organisations and websites

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"Meet Katie - a teenager with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Katie invites readers to learn about OCD from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is, how her obsessions and compulsions affect her daily life, and how people around her can help. With illustrations throughout, this will be an ideal introduction to OCD for both young people and older readers. It shows family, friends and teachers how they can support someone with the condition and will be an excellent way to start a conversation about OCD, in the classroom or at home." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

9781849053815


OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
JUVENILE LITERATURE
DIAGNOSIS
CAUSES
SCHOOLING
FAMILY INTERACTION
FRIENDSHIPS
TREATMENT
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
MEDICATIONS

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