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Summary: An interesting read
Review: Although I don't have OCD, I did enjoy this book. It opened my eyes to a new world that I am glad I don't have to live in. I think this book would be helpful for someone with the disorder, but only to show they are not alone and expose other people's stories to relate to. It only suggests going to a doctor for Anafranil, which shows that the book is outdated, because that is now available in the US and wasn't then. But I would recommend this book to anyone, even if it is just for pleasure reading.
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Summary: One of the first
Review: Books on OCD I ever saw. We got it when my nephew got ill with the disorder. Recommended by our therapist at the time. An eye opener. I wish I still have my copy but gave it to a friend when her young daughter showed symptoms.
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Summary: One of the first
Review: Books on OCD I ever saw. We got it when my nephew got ill with the disorder. Recommended by our therapist at the time. An eye opener. I wish I still have my copy but gave it to a friend when her young daughter showed symptoms.
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Summary: Un libro muy útil
Review: He encontrado el libro muy útil, tanto para personas con el trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo como para personas interesadas en estudiar el tema. Es especialmente recomendable para aquellas personas que padecen este trastorno y aún no tienen sobre él ningún tipo de tratamiento o información psicológica.
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Summary: The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing
Review: I had to read this book for my psychology class and when it was assigned I thought it was going to be so boring. But in fact it was very interesting to see what people with OCDs go through. I never really knew that there were so many different types of OCD. I found this book very interesting for both people who are not suffering from an OCD and those who are. It is a very informative book. It contains stories from the patients' and their families' point of views with the doctors perspective some where in the middle. I would recomend this book to anyone who wants to know about OCDs, whether you or someone you know are suffering from an OCD, or if you just think it would be an interesting topic. This book is very interesting even for those like me who are not ever going to major in Psychology!
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Summary: The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing
Review: I had to read this book for my psychology class and when it was assigned I thought it was going to be so boring. But in fact it was very interesting to see what people with OCDs go through. I never really knew that there were so many different types of OCD. I found this book very interesting for both people who are not suffering from an OCD and those who are. It is a very informative book. It contains stories from the patients' and their families' point of views with the doctors perspective some where in the middle. I would recomend this book to anyone who wants to know about OCDs, whether you or someone you know are suffering from an OCD, or if you just think it would be an interesting topic. This book is very interesting even for those like me who are not ever going to major in Psychology!
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Summary: my mother
Review: My mother suffers from this disorder and it brought hope and confort to let us know that she was not alone. Althought it is outdatted it was benifical and interessing. I hope to see an updatted version just like this one soon. It would also be great to hear more about the drugs and diferent types of O.C.D out there now. For any one else out there who is suffering or knows someone who is read this and it will help you understand more about this horrible disorder. Thank-you!
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Summary: The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing
Review: Rapoport's book has been an eye-opening read. Not only was it informative about OCD patients and rare symptoms, it also was entertaining. Reading the parents' and patients' stories helped the book to flow, while Rapoport was able to weave the doctor's perspective in seamlessly. It could be read by a doctor or by a person on the street and still have the same value.
Although the book doesn't offer ways for dealing with OCD symptoms (other than contacting your doctor), it still lets readers know that there are people out there suffering severely, and most often secretly. For those who know little about OCD, or who want to know more, this is an important book to read. The book isn't inundated with medical terms, and can easily be read by anyone.
It doesn't matter that the book is somewhat dated, because the symptoms of OCD continue to repeat themselves. The material in the book lets the reader compare how awful patients with OCD suffered before Anafranil was available in the US, along with other, new drugs. Rapoport's work with this book has probably spurred more research into OCD and those who suffer from it. Those who had thought they were untreatable are now living normal lives.
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Summary: The author was a pioneer in the study of OCD
Review: Some of the other reviews down this book, saying it is out of date, but it was written in the 1980's. Dr. Rapoport brought relief to millions suffering from OCD. I did not find it depressing at all. She worked with both children and adults. At the time there was only one drug approved for OCD. And she introduced it to millions suffering. Prozac was mentioned in her book but it was not approved for OCD at the time of her publishing. If you read later books on OCD, Ms. Rapoport is mentioned and is quoted in about 80% of them! She was the first to write a book just about OCD. It was extremely helpful! She had stories about actual patients of hers and the agony they and their families had gone through until the drug Anafranil was approved by the FDA. Yes, it is now outdated. But it was the first and the best of its time.
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Summary: The author was a pioneer in the study of OCD
Review: Some of the other reviews down this book, saying it is out of date, but it was written in the 1980's. Dr. Rapoport brought relief to millions suffering from OCD. I did not find it depressing at all. She worked with both children and adults. At the time there was only one drug approved for OCD. And she introduced it to millions suffering. Prozac was mentioned in her book but it was not approved for OCD at the time of her publishing. If you read later books on OCD, Ms. Rapoport is mentioned and is quoted in about 80% of them! She was the first to write a book just about OCD. It was extremely helpful! She had stories about actual patients of hers and the agony they and their families had gone through until the drug Anafranil was approved by the FDA. Yes, it is now outdated. But it was the first and the best of its time.
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