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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Subtypes and Spectrum Conditions
- 1st Edition - July 10, 2007
- Editors: Jonathan S Abramowitz, Dean McKay, Steven Taylor
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 7 4 9 9 - 6
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 4 7 0 1 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 5 0 4 9 - 7
Researchers and clinicians working with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) and related disorders who need the most current information available will find this volume of great us… Read more
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Request a sales quoteResearchers and clinicians working with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) and related disorders who need the most current information available will find this volume of great use. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Subtypes and Spectrum Conditions covers contemporary theory, research, and treatment of the various subtypes of OCD and problems often referred to as OCD spectrum disorders.
As the mental health field considers the next iteration of the DSM, an entire research agenda is being planned to elucidate issues such as how best to understand and classify OCD. The questions of subtypes and spectrum disorders are at the heart of this issue and will guide how OCD is conceptualized in DSM-V. This volume, dedicated to such diagnostic, theoretical, and treatment issues, helps informs the field of the most up-to-date knowledge and what remains to be resolved.
- Deconstructs OCD into its subtypes
- Reviews current research and treatment for these problems
- Considers how OCD will be conceptualized in DSM-V
- Represents an international scope with contributions from field experts in psychology, psychiatry, and social work
- Includes critical discussion of the OCD subtype and OCD spectrum concepts
Academics, researchers and practitioners in psychology and specializing in behavioral disorders
Part I. OCD Subtypes
Chapter 1. To Subtype or Not to Subtype
Chapter 2. Contamination and Decontamination
Chapter 3. Harming Obsessions and Compulsive Checking
Chapter 4. Symmetry, Incompleteness, and Ordering
Chapter 5. Severe Obsessions and Covert Rituals
Chapter 6. Hoarding
Chapter 7. Tic-Related Versus Non-Tic-Related OCD
Chapter 8. Reactive and Autogenous Obsessions
Chapter 9. Discussion
Part II. OCD Spectrum Conditions
Chapter 10. Empirical Basis of the OCD Spectrum
Chapter 11. The Case Against the OCD Spectrum
Chapter 12. Trichotillomania
Chapter 13. Pathological Gambling
Chapter 14. Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Chapter 15. Hypochondriasis
Chapter 16. Tourette's Syndrome
Chapter 17. Nonparaphilic Sexual Disorders
Chapter 18. Eating Disorders
Chapter 19. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Discussion
Chapter 1. To Subtype or Not to Subtype
Chapter 2. Contamination and Decontamination
Chapter 3. Harming Obsessions and Compulsive Checking
Chapter 4. Symmetry, Incompleteness, and Ordering
Chapter 5. Severe Obsessions and Covert Rituals
Chapter 6. Hoarding
Chapter 7. Tic-Related Versus Non-Tic-Related OCD
Chapter 8. Reactive and Autogenous Obsessions
Chapter 9. Discussion
Part II. OCD Spectrum Conditions
Chapter 10. Empirical Basis of the OCD Spectrum
Chapter 11. The Case Against the OCD Spectrum
Chapter 12. Trichotillomania
Chapter 13. Pathological Gambling
Chapter 14. Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Chapter 15. Hypochondriasis
Chapter 16. Tourette's Syndrome
Chapter 17. Nonparaphilic Sexual Disorders
Chapter 18. Eating Disorders
Chapter 19. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Discussion
- No. of pages: 336
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 10, 2007
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Paperback ISBN: 9780080974996
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080447018
- eBook ISBN: 9780080550497
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Jonathan S Abramowitz
Dr. Abramowitz is Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an internationally recognized expert on the treatment of OCD and has published over 100 journal articles, books chapters, or books on this and related topics. He has received awards from the Mayo Clinic, American Psychological Association (Division 12) and the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation. Dr. Abramowitz serves as Associate Editor of Behavior Research and Therapy and on the editorial boards of several professional journals. He was a members of the DSM-IV-TR Anxiety Disorders Work Group.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USADM
Dean McKay
Dr. Dean McKay is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Fordham University. He has published over 175 journal articles and book chapters, and edited or co-edited 16 books dealing with assessment and treatment of complex cases in children and adults, OCD, disgust in psychopathology, and research methodology. His research has also focused on mechanisms of information processing bias for anxiety states.
Affiliations and expertise
Fordham University, Bronx, NY, USAST
Steven Taylor
Dr. Steven Taylor is a Professor and Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. For 10 years he was Associate Editor of Behavior Research and Therapy, and now is Associate Editor of the Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. He has published over 100 journal articles, over 35 book chapters, and 8 books on anxiety disorders and related topics. His most recent books are on the nature and treatment of hypochondriasis, which is commonly considered to be an OC spectrum disorder. He served as a consultant on the text revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), and is a member of the scientific advisory board of the Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada. He has received early career awards from the Canadian Psychological Association, the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, and the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. He is also a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association and the Association of Cognitive Therapy. His clinical and research interests include cognitive-behavioral treatments and mechanisms of anxiety disordres and related conditions.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CANADARead Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Subtypes and Spectrum Conditions on ScienceDirect