Rapoport Judith L. : Boy Who Couldn'T Stop Washing (Hbk) by Judith Rapoport

Rapoport Judith L. : Boy Who Couldn'T Stop Washing (Hbk) by Judith Rapoport

All of these people are suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), an emotionally crippling sickness that afflicts up to six million Americans. Cleaning, counting, washing, avoiding, checking--these are some of the pointless rituals that sufferers are powerless to stop. Now a distinguished psychiatrist and expert on OCD reveals exciting breakthroughs in diagnosis, succesful new behaviorist therapies and drug treatments, as well as lists of resources and references. Drawing on the extraordinary experiences of her patients, Dr. Judith Rapoport unravels the mysteries surrounding this irrational disorder . . . and provides prescriptions for action that promise hope and help.

M.D. Judith L. Rapoport is the Chief of the National Institute of Mental Health's Child Psychiatry Branch in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Rapoport is a Harvard Medical School and Swarthmore College graduate. She completed her clinical training at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Children's Hospital in Washington, DC. Her research experience included the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm and the National Institute of Mental Health's Laboratory of Psychology.

She is the author of three professional books and over two hundred research journal publications on various topics of child psychiatry, including diagnosis, childhood hyperactivity, and pediatric psychopharmacology. She is presently the Chief of the National Institute of Mental Health's Child Psychiatry Branch. Her branch's latest work on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has focused on normal and abnormal brain development.