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The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing

The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

By Judith L. Rapoport

By Judith L. Rapoport

By Judith L. Rapoport

By Judith L. Rapoport

By Judith L. Rapoport

By Judith L. Rapoport

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Category: Psychology | Wellness

Category: Psychology | Wellness

Category: Psychology | Wellness

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Jan 30, 1990 | ISBN 9780452263659

Mass Market Paperback $7.99

Dec 03, 1991 | ISBN 9780451172020

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Dec 03, 1991 | ISBN 9781101153987

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    About The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing

    In this classic study of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a distinguished psychiatrist offers hope and help for those suffering from mental illness, suggesting pathways forward through behavioral therapies and mediation.

    Drawing on the extraordinary experiences of her patients, Dr. Judith Rapoport unravels the mysteries surrounding OCD, an emotionally crippling affliction that affects millions of Americans. The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing follows Dr. Rapaport’s patient, the pseudonymous “David,” who developed such severe OCD symptoms that he spent so long each day washing himself and cleaning his home that he could no longer keep a job.
     
    Through the example of her treatment of “David,” Dr. Rapoport explores the ways in which OCD manifests, how it affects individuals and their families, and the treatment options available to those who suffer from this mental illness.
     
    Revealing breakthroughs in diagnosis, therapies, and medication, as well as offering guidelines for diagnosis, resources, and references, Dr. Rapaport offers hope and practical advice for those seeking help for themselves or their loved ones with OCD.

    About The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing

    In this classic study of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a distinguished psychiatrist offers hope and help for those suffering from mental illness, suggesting pathways forward through behavioral therapies and mediation.

    Drawing on the extraordinary experiences of her patients, Dr. Judith Rapoport unravels the mysteries surrounding OCD, an emotionally crippling affliction that affects millions of Americans. The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing follows Dr. Rapaport’s patient, the pseudonymous “David,” who developed such severe OCD symptoms that he spent so long each day washing himself and cleaning his home that he could no longer keep a job.
     
    Through the example of her treatment of “David,” Dr. Rapoport explores the ways in which OCD manifests, how it affects individuals and their families, and the treatment options available to those who suffer from this mental illness.
     
    Revealing breakthroughs in diagnosis, therapies, and medication, as well as offering guidelines for diagnosis, resources, and references, Dr. Rapaport offers hope and practical advice for those seeking help for themselves or their loved ones with OCD.

    About The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing

    In this classic study of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a distinguished psychiatrist offers hope and help for those suffering from mental illness, suggesting pathways forward through behavioral therapies and mediation.

    Drawing on the extraordinary experiences of her patients, Dr. Judith Rapoport unravels the mysteries surrounding OCD, an emotionally crippling affliction that affects millions of Americans. The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing follows Dr. Rapaport’s patient, the pseudonymous “David,” who developed such severe OCD symptoms that he spent so long each day washing himself and cleaning his home that he could no longer keep a job.
     
    Through the example of her treatment of “David,” Dr. Rapoport explores the ways in which OCD manifests, how it affects individuals and their families, and the treatment options available to those who suffer from this mental illness.
     
    Revealing breakthroughs in diagnosis, therapies, and medication, as well as offering guidelines for diagnosis, resources, and references, Dr. Rapaport offers hope and practical advice for those seeking help for themselves or their loved ones with OCD.

    About Judith L. Rapoport

    Judith L. Rapoport, MD, is chief of the child Psychiatry Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health. A graduate of Swarthmore College and Harvard Medical School, she has been the recipient of the Outstanding Service Award from the US Public… More about Judith L. Rapoport

    About Judith L. Rapoport

    Judith L. Rapoport, MD, is chief of the child Psychiatry Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health. A graduate of Swarthmore College and Harvard Medical School, she has been the recipient of the Outstanding Service Award from the US Public… More about Judith L. Rapoport

    About Judith L. Rapoport

    Judith L. Rapoport, MD, is chief of the child Psychiatry Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health. A graduate of Swarthmore College and Harvard Medical School, she has been the recipient of the Outstanding Service Award from the US Public… More about Judith L. Rapoport

    Product Details

    Category: Psychology | Wellness

    Paperback | $24.00
    Published by Plume
    Jan 30, 1990 | 272 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780452263659

    Category: Psychology | Wellness

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Berkley
    Dec 03, 1991 | 304 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780451172020

    Category: Psychology | Wellness

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Berkley
    Dec 03, 1991 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9781101153987

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    Praise

    “Deeply moving and impressive.”
    —Oliver Sacks, M.D., author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

    “Offers help to millions who suffer in silence.”
    —Chicago Tribune

    “First-rate meticulous clinical observation and state-of-the-art laboratory studies illuminate an important human problem.”
    —Leon Eisenberg, M.D., Harvard Medical School

    “This book, with its information and lively writing, and informed by the author’s obvious compassion for her patients, makes an important contribution to understanding an intriguing and irrational illness.”
    —The New York Times Book Review

    Table Of Contents

    Acknowledgments
    Introduction

    Part I: The Patients Speak: Parents
    1. The Auto Accident That Never Was
    2. Rituals and Contaminations: Zach and His Family

    Part II: The Patients Speak: Children
    3. Paul: Stuck in the Doorway
    4. Arnie: The Paper Route
    5. Morris: Mr. Clean

    Part III: A Doctor’s Perspective
    6. The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing
    7. The Doubting Disease
    8. Is OCD a Brain Disease?
    9. Unlearning to Understand
    10. Anafranil: A Wonder Drug?
    11. David’s Drug Odyssey
    12. How Sweet It Is!
    13. The Hidden
    14. No Joke
    15. The Music Goes ‘Round and ‘Round
    16. My Mind on My Mind
    17. Over and Over Again
    18. The Secret Life of a Street Person
    19. Count Me Out
    20. Love Story
    21. AIDS: The New Obsession
    22. The Hair-Pulling Women
    23. Innocent Sinners
    24. A Thousand Commitments to God

    Part IV: On the Boundaries
    25. The Obsessionality of Everyday Life
    26. Knock Wood
    27. Grooming and Nesting
    28. I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind
    29. Free Will and the Uncertainty of Knowing

    Part V: Do You Have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
    30. Making the Diagnosis
    31. What to Do If You Have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder


    Epilogue
    Appendix: The Religious Perspective
    References and Suggested Reading
    Index

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