Description
The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing tells the stories of those who are afflicted, often in their own words, and describes the successes doctors and patients have had with both experimental and existing treatments-often a combination of drugs and behavior modification therapy.Dr. Rapoport also examines the borderlines of obsessive-compulsive behavior (in the course of a love affair, for instance) in "normal" people.
Until now, people with OCD have been silent, ashamed of themselves and of the peculiar nature of their affliction. But as more becomes known about both the causes and the cures, the shame is wearing off, the disorder acknowledged. This is the first book to bring OCD to public attention, not only in compellingly describing its symptoms, but in leading the way toward treatment. Offering hope as well as dramatic depiction, The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing is sure to be a landmark publication. ISBN:9780525247081
