The Thought That Counts A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

ANDREWS, Jared

ISBN 10: 0195316894 / ISBN 13: 9780195316896

Published by Oxford University Press, 2008

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Synopsis:

A moving and informative account of one person's battle with OCD, filled with practical information and encouragement to teen's suffering with this illness.

About the Author: 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 O.C.D. 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. 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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Thought That Counts A Firsthand Account ...
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New