Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Theory, Research, and Treatment

by Swinson, Richard P.; Antony, Martin M.; Rachman, S.; Richter, Margaret A.

• ISBN13: 9781572307322
• ISBN10: 1572307323
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-31
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Drawing upon extensive interviews and assessments of school-age childr en who have lost a parent to death, this book offers a richly textured portrait of the mourning process in children. The volume presents maj or findings from the Harvard Child Bereavement Study and places them i n the context of previous research, shedding new light on both the wid e range of normal variation in children's experiences of grief and the factors that put bereaved children at risk. The book also compares pa rentally bereaved children with those who have suffered loss of a sibl ing to death, or of a parent through divorce, exploring similarities a nd differences in these experiences of loss. A concluding section expl ores the clinical implications of the findings and includes a review o f intervention models and activities, as well as a screening instrumen t designed to help identify high-risk bereaved children.

Author Biography

Richard P. Swinson, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University. He is also Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and Psychiatrist in Chief at St. Joseph's Hospital and Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. Previously, he held several appointments at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, including Vice President Medical Affairs, Chief of Medical Staff, and Head of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic. Dr. Swinson is currently chair of the Examination Board in Psychiatry for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada. He has published approximately 200 scientific papers, book chapters, and reports, mostly on anxiety disorders and related conditions. In addition, he was a member of the DSM-IV subcommittees for obsessive-compulsive disorder and for panic disorder and agroraphobia.

Martin M. Antony, PhD, is Chief Psychologist and Director of the Centre for the Study of Anxiety at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. He is also on faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at McMaster University. Previously, Dr. Antony was Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and staff psychologist in the Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Albany in 1994 and completed his predoctoral internship training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Dr. Antony has written several books, including Mastery of Your Specific Phobia (and the accompanying therapist manual), with Michelle G. Craske and David H. Barlow, as well as numerous research papers and book chapters in the areas of obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, and specific phobias. He is actively involved in clinical research in the area of anxiety disorders, teaching and education, and maintains a clinical practice.

S. Rachman, PhD, is currently Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was formerly Professor of Abnormal Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London. He is an active clinician and researcher and has published extensively on the subjects of fear, anxiety, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He has written or edited more than 15 books and monographs and many additional journal articles and book chapters. In 1980, along with R. Hodgson, Dr. Rachman published <i>Obsessions and Compulsions. In 1992, he published a guide for patients and their families called Obsessive Compulsive Disorders</i> with P. de Silva. His book, Fear and Courage, was published in a second edition in 1990. Dr. Rachman received a Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association (Division 12) in 1984 and was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1989.

Margaret A. Richter, MD, received her M.D. from the University of Ottawa and completed her psychiatric training at the University of Toronto. She was named the Mary Early Fellow by the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation from 1990-1992 for her work on the familial nature of OCD. Currently, she is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and Staff Psychiatrist in the Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. She continues to be actively involved as a clinician and research in the area of OCD, particularly with respect to the genetic basis of OCD and the relationship between OCD and spectrum disorders.

Table of Contents

Psychopathology and Theoretical Perspectives
Diagnostic Issues and Epidemiology in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 3
Psychological Approaches to the Understanding of Obsessional Problems	p. 33
Cognitive and Behavioral Features of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 51
Personality and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 79
Families of Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 120
Biological Models of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Serotonin Hypothesis	p. 141
Neuroimaging and Neuroanatomical Issues in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Toward an Integrative Model--Perceived Impulsivity	p. 154
Genetics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 181
The Relationship between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Other Anxiety-Based Disorders	p. 207
Assessment and Treatment
Assessment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 229
Psychosocial Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Literature Review	p. 258
Psychosocial Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Clinical Applications	p. 277
Biological Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Literature Review	p. 298
Biological Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Clinical Applications	p. 327
Combination Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	p. 349
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents	p. 367
Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
Conceptual Foundations of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders	p. 397
Recognition and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders	p. 426
List of Resources for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders	p. 459
Index	p. 467
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