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The thought that counts : a firsthand account of one teenager's experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder / Jared Douglas Kant ; with Martin Franklin and Linda Wasmer Andrews

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Kant, Jared Douglas
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 169 pages).
Additional Creators
Franklin, Martin, 1963-, Andrews, Linda Wasmer, and Annenberg Public Policy Center
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Contents
On second (and third and fourth) thought: obsessions and compulsions -- Slippery slope to the hospital diagnosis and hospitalization -- Adventures in daily living: OCD at home and school -- Reaching for a lifeline: psychotherapy and medication -- Rituals, routines, and recovery: living with OCD -- Where I was is not where I am.
Summary
For the more than 2 million Americans with obsessive-compulsive disorder, the intrusive thoughts and uncontrollable behaviors can take a harsh toll, as author Jared Douglas Kant knows all too well. Diagnosed with OCD at age 11, Jared became ruled by dread of deadly germs and diseases, the unrelenting need to count and check things, and a persistent, nagging doubt that overshadowed his life. In The Thought that Counts, Jared shares his deeply personal account of trial, tribulation, and ultimately triumph. Using anecdotes, narratives and sidebars, this book adds a human face to a complex disorde.
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ISBN
9780199724215 (electronic bk.)
0199724210 (electronic bk.)
128137475X
9781281374752
9780195316889
0195316886
9780195316896 (alk. paper)
0195316894 (alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index.
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