Description
Book SynopsisPreviously considered a rare condition among children and adolescents, recent research on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has indicated an increased prevalence among this age group, insofar as it is now considered one of the most common of all psychiatric illnesses affecting youth. Handbook of Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is the definitive book on OCD in children and adolescents. It provides a comprehensive review of the existing literature on pediatric OCD, and is a welcome contribution to the extant literature, which otherwise lacks a text detailing the state of knowledge in this area. Emphasizing developments made in recent years, this new volume serves to disseminate information regarding effective treatments, etiology, and accurate assessment, and guides practitioners to formulate new questions that will further elucidate this condition.
Distinct in its thorough coverage of various issues in pediatric OCD, Handbook of Child and Adole
Trade Review
"[T]he Handbook of Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder makes an immense and timely contribution by synthesizing current awareness of this illness's developmental aspects with state-of-the-art guidance on optimal clinical care for youth afflicted with this condition....give greater texture to pivotal areas for this patient group too often glossed over." - Joseph C. Blader, PsycCRITIQUES
"...the editors bring together some experienced authors to provide a useful, up-to-date text that pulls together the different psychological, psychiatric and neurobiological areas of childhood OCD...provides a helpful overview and aims to promote the recognition and effective treatment of childhood OCD."- Dr. Catherine Gallop, University of Plymouth, UK
Table of Contents
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Historical Overview. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis, Comorbidity, and Developmental Factors. Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders. Assessment of Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychological Theories of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Neurobiology, Neuropsychology, and Neuroimaging of Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infections. Genetics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Evidence From Pediatric and Adult Studies. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychopharmacology of Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Clinical Challenges in the Treatment of Pediatric OCD. Family Based Treatment of Early Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. The Function of the Family in Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Family Interactions and Accommodation. School Issues in Children With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder the Primary Care Setting.
