In this book for young people who have been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Jared Kant discusses his own experiences with the illness, and the disruption and distress that it brought to his life as an adolescent. Combining this personal story with a candid and easy-to-understand description of the science behind OCD, Kant (now an adult who healthily and successfully manages his illness) also provides the facts that young people diagnosed with OCD need, such as how to find professional help, what types of therapies are available for this disorder, and how to deal with stressful situations at home and at school.

 

This book is part of a book series called Adolescent Mental Health Initiative .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Oxford University Press Inc .

Linda Wasmer Andrews is a freelance health and psychology writer based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is the coauthor of If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents as well as the author or co-author of numerous other books, including Stress Control for Peach of Mind . Her writing has appeared in magazines such as Self , Parenting , and Psychology Today . Jared Douglas Kant overcame great obstacles to graduate at the top of his college class in 2006. Today Jared works as a Clinical Research Assistant at the Massachusetts General Hospital Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinic and Research Unit. He speaks frequently about his experiences with OCD at conferences and academic institutions, and he contributes to Organized Chaos, the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation's website for teens and young adults. Martin Franklin, Ph. D. is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, & Clinical Director, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. Martin Franklin is WJEC Design and Technology: Resistant Materials Principal Examiner

This book has the following chapters: 1. On Second (and Third and Fourth) Thought: Obsessions and Compulsions ; 2. Slippery Slope to the Hospital: Diagnosis and Hospitalization ; 3. Adventures in Daily Living: OCD at Home and School ; 4. Reaching for a Lifeline: Psychotherapy and Medication ; 5. Rituals, Routines, and Recovery: Living with OCD ; 6. Where I Was Is Not Where I Am