| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 169 pages) |
| Series |
The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative |
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Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative.
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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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Kant, Jared Douglas -- Health
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| SUBJECT |
Kant, Jared Douglas |
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Kant, Jared Douglas fast |
| Subject |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescence -- Patients -- United States -- Biography
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Adolescent
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Compulsive Behavior.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Health
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Personal narratives
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Biographies
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Personal narratives.
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Récits personnels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Franklin, Martin, 1963-
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Andrews, Linda Wasmer.
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Annenberg Public Policy Center.
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| LC no. |
2007035115 |
| ISBN |
9780199724215 |
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0199724210 |
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128137475X |
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9781281374752 |
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