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

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TextSeries: Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiativePublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 169 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780199724215
0199724210
128137475X
9781281374752

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Thought that counts.DDC classification:

616.85/22700835 B 22

LOC classification:

RJ506.O25 K36 2008eb

NLM classification:

WM 176

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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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index.

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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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