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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450571503321

Autore

Wells Joe

Titolo

Touch and go Joe [[electronic resource] ] : an adolescent's experience of OCD / / Joe Wells

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006

ISBN

1-280-56636-1

9786610566464

1-84642-489-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/227

Soggetti

Compulsive behavior

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Touch and Go Joe:An Adolescent's Experience of OCD; Contents; Foreword by Isobel Heyman; Acknowledgements; What's This Book About?; Chapter 1. Worrying; Chapter 2. Poisoning of the Mind; Chapter 3.Only Human; Chapter 4.Guilty Mind; Chapter 5.Am I Going Mad?; Chapter 6.Learning to Count; Chapter 7.Keeping My Secret; Chapter 8.Learning to Walk the Walk; Chapter 9.OCD Abroad; Chapter 10.Getting Help; Chapter 11.Convincing Myself of OCD's Irrationality; Chapter 12.Challenging; Chapter 13.Depression and OCD; Chapter 14. Citalopram; Chapter 15.The Awful Truth; Chapter 16.Getting On with It

Epilogue.The 30-20 Diary Appendix 1.Definition of OCD and CBT; Appendix 2. OCD Tips and Advice; Further Information; Index

Sommario/riassunto

As many as 2 in every 100 people suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and 16-year-old Joe Wells is one of them. Here, he tells the story of his battle with OCD from its insidious beginnings at age 9 and increasingly intrusive symptoms, to diagnosis at age 12. This book is packed with advice and coping strategies.