Providing a comprehensive overview of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), this book brings together timely contributions from leading researchers and practitioners in the field. In sections covering psychopathology, assessment and treatment, and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, chapters contain a wealth of new and recent data, numerous case examples, and helpful conceptual and clinical pointers. An appendix features extensive resource listings for both clinicians and patients
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"...stands out in both the up-to-date coverage and its scope. Authors from several centres have contributed chapters that make this a most valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and students alike. The book is well structured....this is a most successful book, and I would not hesitate to recommend it to professionals, trainees, and researchers. For a book of such quality, scope and size, the price is more than reasonable. This will tempt individuals, not just librarians, to purchase this book, which is a very good investment."--Behaviour Research and Therapy
"This excellent edited volume provides a state-of-the-art review of OCD and its multifaceted complexity....a stellar list of contributors presents an up-to-date summary of knowledge and research findings....while there are other recent books on OCD, this book constitutes an extremely rich and up-to-date resource....Because of its many excellent chapters, the volume would certainly be of interest to a wide readership. This would include researchers, clinicians, and graduate students who seek to learn more about the opulent complexity of the disorder." --Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
"...probably the most comprehensive and balanced survey of this illness available....The first two parts offer an outstanding appraisal of the state of the art of the field and how these insights translate into the clinical approach." --Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
"...outstandingly good; it is both practical and thought-provoking and, one suspects, destined to become a classic of its kind." --American Journal of Psychiatry
"Containing timely contributions from 41 distinguished clinicians and researchers, this volume provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of OCD." --Digest of Neurology and Psychiatry
"A highly qualified group of editors combined to produce a state-of-the-art text on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). They assembled an international representation of expert contributors but managed to create a volume that reads as if it were written by one person....Case histories, chapter references, and tables complete a scholarly presentation of an important topic. A valuable and complete text on the subject, this is a worthy acquisition for both undergraduate and graduate level psychology collections." --Choice
"...comprehensive and balanced....This volume is well organized and easy to follow, and can be recommended to clinicians, researchers, and students." --Readings
"The most extensive, up-to-date information available on OCD and related disorders. Not since the 1980 publication of Rachman and Hodgson's classic Obsessions and Compulsions have we seen such an encyclopedic resource. Chapter authors represent leaders in the field, and their diverse presentations have been skillfully integrated by the editors. Since the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorders are prevalent and incapacitating, everyone coming into contact with this clinical population should be familiar with the contents of this book." --David H. Barlow, PhD, Professor and Director, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University
"This book provides a balanced, broad perspective, complemented by masterful in-depth reviews and analyses of the vast OCD literature. Written by a 'who's who' of distinguished clinicians and researchers, the volume radiates wisdom that comes only from long experience and careful thought." --John H. Greist, MD, Distinguished Senior Scientist, Dean Foundation, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin Medical School
"This wonderful new work on OCD is consistently thorough, well written, and thoughtful. Covering a comprehensive range of topics, chapters present useful overviews, reanalyze key data and concepts, and reach stimulating new conclusions. Significantly, the book builds from chapter to chapter: New insights into cognitive processing, for example, are further elaborated in the sections on neuroimaging and brain chemistry. A 'must read' for clinicians and researchers in the field." --Michael R. Liebowitz, MD, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at The New York State Psychiatric Institute
"At last, a comprehensive scrutiny of theoretical, research, and treatment approaches to one of the most difficult problems encountered in clinical practice. Authored by a group of distinguished authorities, this volume addresses every aspect of OCD: biological, psychological, psychotherapeutic, and psychopharmacological. This highly readable book is a 'must' for psychotherapists, psychopharmacologists, and researchers attempting to unravel this disorder." --Aaron T. Beck, MD, President of The Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and University Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania
"Written by leaders in the field of OCD research and practice, this volume provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of research into the disorder. Impressive for the breadth and depth of its coverage, this is an outstanding sourcebook for researchers, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and graduate students." --Paul M.G. Emmelkamp, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
"This excellent edited volume provides a state-of-the-art review of OCD and its multifaceted complexity....a stellar list of contributors presents an up-to-date summary of knowledge and research findings....while there are other recent books on OCD, this book constitutes an extremely rich and up-to-date resource....Because of its many excellent chapters, the volume would certainly be of interest to a wide readership. This would include researchers, clinicians, and graduate students who seek to learn more about the opulent complexity of the disorder." --Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
"...probably the most comprehensive and balanced survey of this illness available....The first two parts offer an outstanding appraisal of the state of the art of the field and how these insights translate into the clinical approach." --Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
"...outstandingly good; it is both practical and thought-provoking and, one suspects, destined to become a classic of its kind." --American Journal of Psychiatry
"Containing timely contributions from 41 distinguished clinicians and researchers, this volume provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of OCD." --Digest of Neurology and Psychiatry
"A highly qualified group of editors combined to produce a state-of-the-art text on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). They assembled an international representation of expert contributors but managed to create a volume that reads as if it were written by one person....Case histories, chapter references, and tables complete a scholarly presentation of an important topic. A valuable and complete text on the subject, this is a worthy acquisition for both undergraduate and graduate level psychology collections." --Choice
"...comprehensive and balanced....This volume is well organized and easy to follow, and can be recommended to clinicians, researchers, and students." --Readings
"The most extensive, up-to-date information available on OCD and related disorders. Not since the 1980 publication of Rachman and Hodgson's classic Obsessions and Compulsions have we seen such an encyclopedic resource. Chapter authors represent leaders in the field, and their diverse presentations have been skillfully integrated by the editors. Since the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorders are prevalent and incapacitating, everyone coming into contact with this clinical population should be familiar with the contents of this book." --David H. Barlow, PhD, Professor and Director, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University
"This book provides a balanced, broad perspective, complemented by masterful in-depth reviews and analyses of the vast OCD literature. Written by a 'who's who' of distinguished clinicians and researchers, the volume radiates wisdom that comes only from long experience and careful thought." --John H. Greist, MD, Distinguished Senior Scientist, Dean Foundation, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin Medical School
"This wonderful new work on OCD is consistently thorough, well written, and thoughtful. Covering a comprehensive range of topics, chapters present useful overviews, reanalyze key data and concepts, and reach stimulating new conclusions. Significantly, the book builds from chapter to chapter: New insights into cognitive processing, for example, are further elaborated in the sections on neuroimaging and brain chemistry. A 'must read' for clinicians and researchers in the field." --Michael R. Liebowitz, MD, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at The New York State Psychiatric Institute
"At last, a comprehensive scrutiny of theoretical, research, and treatment approaches to one of the most difficult problems encountered in clinical practice. Authored by a group of distinguished authorities, this volume addresses every aspect of OCD: biological, psychological, psychotherapeutic, and psychopharmacological. This highly readable book is a 'must' for psychotherapists, psychopharmacologists, and researchers attempting to unravel this disorder." --Aaron T. Beck, MD, President of The Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and University Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania
"Written by leaders in the field of OCD research and practice, this volume provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of research into the disorder. Impressive for the breadth and depth of its coverage, this is an outstanding sourcebook for researchers, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and graduate students." --Paul M.G. Emmelkamp, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
About the Author
Richard P. Swinson, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University. He is also Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and Psychiatrist in Chief at St. Joseph's Hospital and Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. Previously, he held several appointments at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, including Vice President Medical Affairs, Chief of Medical Staff, and Head of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic. Dr. Swinson is currently chair of the Examination Board in Psychiatry for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada. He has published approximately 200 scientific papers, book chapters, and reports, mostly on anxiety disorders and related conditions. In addition, he was a member of the DSM-IV subcommittees for obsessive-compulsive disorder and for panic disorder and agroraphobia.
Martin M. Antony, PhD, is Chief Psychologist and Director of the Centre for the Study of Anxiety at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. He is also on faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at Ryerson University. Previously, Dr. Antony was Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and staff psychologist in the Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Albany in 1994 and completed his predoctoral internship training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Dr. Antony has written several books, including Mastery of Your Specific Phobia (and the accompanying therapist manual), with Michelle G. Craske and David H. Barlow, as well as numerous research papers and book chapters in the areas of obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, and specific phobias. He is actively involved in clinical research in the area of anxiety disorders, teaching and education, and maintains a clinical practice.
S. Rachman, PhD, is currently Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was formerly Professor of Abnormal Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London. He is an active clinician and researcher and has published extensively on the subjects of fear, anxiety, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He has written or edited more than 15 books and monographs and many additional journal articles and book chapters. In 1980, along with R. Hodgson, Dr. Rachman published Obsessions and Compulsions. In 1992, he published a guide for patients and their families called Obsessive Compulsive Disorders with P. de Silva. His book, Fear and Courage, was published in a second edition in 1990. Dr. Rachman received a Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association (Division 12) in 1984 and was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1989.
Margaret A. Richter, MD, received her M.D. from the University of Ottawa and completed her psychiatric training at the University of Toronto. She was named the Mary Early Fellow by the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation from 1990-1992 for her work on the familial nature of OCD. Currently, she is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and Staff Psychiatrist in the Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. She continues to be actively involved as a clinician and research in the area of OCD, particularly with respect to the genetic basis of OCD and the relationship between OCD and spectrum disorders.
Martin M. Antony, PhD, is Chief Psychologist and Director of the Centre for the Study of Anxiety at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. He is also on faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at Ryerson University. Previously, Dr. Antony was Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and staff psychologist in the Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Albany in 1994 and completed his predoctoral internship training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Dr. Antony has written several books, including Mastery of Your Specific Phobia (and the accompanying therapist manual), with Michelle G. Craske and David H. Barlow, as well as numerous research papers and book chapters in the areas of obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, and specific phobias. He is actively involved in clinical research in the area of anxiety disorders, teaching and education, and maintains a clinical practice.
S. Rachman, PhD, is currently Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was formerly Professor of Abnormal Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London. He is an active clinician and researcher and has published extensively on the subjects of fear, anxiety, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He has written or edited more than 15 books and monographs and many additional journal articles and book chapters. In 1980, along with R. Hodgson, Dr. Rachman published Obsessions and Compulsions. In 1992, he published a guide for patients and their families called Obsessive Compulsive Disorders with P. de Silva. His book, Fear and Courage, was published in a second edition in 1990. Dr. Rachman received a Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association (Division 12) in 1984 and was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1989.
Margaret A. Richter, MD, received her M.D. from the University of Ottawa and completed her psychiatric training at the University of Toronto. She was named the Mary Early Fellow by the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation from 1990-1992 for her work on the familial nature of OCD. Currently, she is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and Staff Psychiatrist in the Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. She continues to be actively involved as a clinician and research in the area of OCD, particularly with respect to the genetic basis of OCD and the relationship between OCD and spectrum disorders.
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This edited book, with chapters written by the leading researchers in their fields, offers the most complete account of the theory, research, and treatment of OCD. Anyone researching OCD, providing clinical services to individuals with the disorder, or just interested in OCD should read this book. Lee J. Markowitz, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, (Ontario, Canada).
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts, urges, and images as well as repetitive behaviors aimed at decreasing the discomfort caused by these obsessive thoughts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
perceived impulsivity, obsessive stimulation, slowness subscale, thymoleptic agents, psychogenic excoriation, checking subscale, compulsive activity checklist, nonparaphilic sexual addictions, obsessional problems, antiobsessional medications, obsessional patients, antiobsessional agent, normal obsessions, compulsive checkers, compulsive buying, poor discriminant validity, somatic obsessions, obsessional impulses, clomipramine treatment, checking compulsions, desipramine substitution, obsessional slowness, obsessional illness, cognitive rituals, serotonin transport inhibitors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Archives of General Psychiatry, New York, American Psychiatric Association, Psychiatry Research, Guilford Press, Archives of General Pychiatry, American Psychiatric Press, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Padua Inventory, Comprehensive Psychiatry, Gilles de la Tourette, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Clinical Pychiatry, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Van Noppen, Psychiatric Annals, United States, Oxford University Press, International Clinical Psychopharmacology, Englewood Cliffs, Psychopharmacology Bulletin, Clinical Psychology Review, Leyton Obsessional Inventory, Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Medicine New!
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts, urges, and images as well as repetitive behaviors aimed at decreasing the discomfort caused by these obsessive thoughts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
perceived impulsivity, obsessive stimulation, slowness subscale, thymoleptic agents, psychogenic excoriation, checking subscale, compulsive activity checklist, nonparaphilic sexual addictions, obsessional problems, antiobsessional medications, obsessional patients, antiobsessional agent, normal obsessions, compulsive checkers, compulsive buying, poor discriminant validity, somatic obsessions, obsessional impulses, clomipramine treatment, checking compulsions, desipramine substitution, obsessional slowness, obsessional illness, cognitive rituals, serotonin transport inhibitors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Archives of General Psychiatry, New York, American Psychiatric Association, Psychiatry Research, Guilford Press, Archives of General Pychiatry, American Psychiatric Press, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Padua Inventory, Comprehensive Psychiatry, Gilles de la Tourette, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Clinical Pychiatry, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Van Noppen, Psychiatric Annals, United States, Oxford University Press, International Clinical Psychopharmacology, Englewood Cliffs, Psychopharmacology Bulletin, Clinical Psychology Review, Leyton Obsessional Inventory, Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Medicine New!
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- Overcoming Compulsive Washing: Free Your Mind from OCD by Paul R. Munford Ph.D. in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (WPA Series in Evidence & Experience in Psychiatry) by Mario Maj on page 114, and page 180
- Personality and Psychological Disorders by Caroline Davis in Back Matter
- The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Bruce M. Hyman in Back Matter
- Mastery of Your Specific Phobia, Therapist Guide (Therapyworks) by Michelle G. Craske in Front Matter
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