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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: 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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Summary: A good description of the problem and some solutions
Review: This book contains well-written descriptions of obsessive-compulsive disorder -- it's informative, clear, and a pleasure to read. And for those of us who either suffer from these disorders or are close to someone who does, it's an eye-opener: you are NOT the only person who's ever had to deal with this problem, and there IS hope for curing it! For all these reasons, I highly recommend the book.
Two cautions, however:
(1) The book gave a good description of the ways of treating OCD as of the date it was written. Since then, however, there have been many new developments, so, if you're specifically interested in treatments, you'll need to look up some more recent books and articles.
(2) "Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder" (OCPD) is a related but different condition, and it's possible that someone who exhibits similar symptoms but doesn't have full-blown OCD suffers from this instead. (My mother has never gone in for compulsive hand-wash! ! ing, but she's rigid, intolerant, controlling, and a pack rat on a truly monumental scale. That's OCPD.) The treatments for the two conditions differ -- drugs are more helpful for OCD than OCPD, for example. As with any mental condition, it's absolutely necessary to have a thorough professional diagnosis; don't just march into your doctor's office demanding Prozac, or stock up on St. John's Wort at your local herbalist's.
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Summary: "Its the best book for you ,if your loved one has O.C.D.
Review: This book is the best scorce of infomation about helping you overcome procrastinations.I have O.C.D. and read this book alot.I found out that the book taugh me how to relax all my thoughts!
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Summary: Outdated regarding treatment.
Review: This book only describes the most ocmmon types of OCD. In addition, it is old, and the treatment options are completely outdated. We found this unnecessarily depressing.
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Summary: first documentary but outdated now
Review: this book was published in the 80's. unlike what is mentioned in the book, clomiprmine is available now in the USA and it barely mentiones the wonder drug called luvox or fluvoxamine maleate. the book documents other sufferes of OCD. though it offers little in what to do to recover. but its a good read.
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Summary: The book that brought OCD awareness into the public
Review: This groundbreaking,informative,and entertaining book may not offer solutions to getting over obsessive compulsive disorder (though you may be able to by using the methods the victims in this book used),but it will Definitely let you know that you're not alone,and that other people have these ludicrous rituals and obsessive thoughts. The book is a bit dated (as other readers have noted,Anafranil is now available in the U.S.),but still an essential reading for every victim with OCD (no matter how severe the symptons). The book only costs $6.99,so even if it doesn't help you (I highly doubt this),it's not like you wasted $20. Other compelling OCD books are Getting Control by Lee Baer,and Brain Lock by Jeffrey Schwartz. As a final note:Good luck OCD victims on your recovery.
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