Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders : Diagnosis, Etiology, Treatment (Medical Psychiatry, 6)

Integrates modern science and medicine with alternative and self-help therapies. Updates current knowledge on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)-offering practical advice for specific and appropriate patient care. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders ·covers spectrum illnesses, including somatoform, dissociative, eating, schizo-obsessive, neurological, and impulse-control conditions ·defines and assesses OCD with DSM-IV and other instruments ·discusses causative factors of OCD ·examines and proposes improved naturally occurring veterinary animal models ·details new pharmacological and combination/augmentation treatments and serotonin-reuptake inhibitors ·provides a mind-brain interaction paradigm based on metabolic changes resulting from cognitive behavioral self-treatment ·charts the growth of nonpharmacological and behavioral as well as alternative therapies, such as group and family support strategies and yoga meditation ·and more. Presenting the knowledge on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), this book offers advice for specific and appropriate patient care. It covers spectrum illnesses, including somatoform, dissociative, eating, schizo-obsessive, neurological, and impulse-control conditions. Since the early case descriptions by Janet, Freud, and others, understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has improved dramatically.