03276nam 2200637 a 450 991078229710332120230721032527.00-19-773717-X1-281-37475-X97866113747540-19-972421-0(CKB)1000000000534529(EBL)415976(OCoLC)437096409(SSID)ssj0000259023(PQKBManifestationID)11215844(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259023(PQKBWorkID)10274383(PQKB)11585058(Au-PeEL)EBL415976(CaPaEBR)ebr10233688(CaONFJC)MIL137475(MiAaPQ)EBC415976(EXLCZ)99100000000053452920070823d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe thought that counts[electronic resource] a firsthand account of one teenager's experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder /Jared Douglas Kant ; with Martin Franklin and Linda Wasmer AndrewsOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (186 p.)The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative"The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."0-19-531689-4 0-19-531688-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-159) and index.Contents; Foreword; Preface; One: On Second (and Third and Fourth) Thought: Obsessions and Compulsions; Two: Slippery Slope to the Hospital: Diagnosis and Hospitalization; Three: Adventures in Daily Living: OCD at Home and School; Four: Reaching for a Lifeline: Psychotherapy and Medication; Five: Rituals, Routines, and Recovery: Living With OCD; Six: Where I Was Is Not Where I Am; Frequently Asked Questions; Glossary; Resources; Bibliography; IndexFor 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 disordeAnnenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative.Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescencePatientsUnited StatesBiographyObsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescencePatients616.85/22700835BKant Jared Douglas1555591Franklin Martin1963-1555592Andrews Linda Wasmer724017Annenberg Public Policy Center.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782297103321The thought that counts3817616UNINA