Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Subtypes and Spectrum Conditions

Researchers and clinicians working with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) and related disorders who need the most current information available will find this volume of great use. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Subtypes and Spectrum Conditions covers contemporary theory, research, and treatment of the various subtypes of OCD and problems often referred to as OCD spectrum disorders.

As the mental health field considers the next iteration of the DSM, an entire research agenda is being planned to elucidate issues such as how best to understand and classify OCD. The questions of subtypes and spectrum disorders are at the heart of this issue and will guide how OCD is conceptualized in DSM-V. This volume, dedicated to such diagnostic, theoretical, and treatment issues, helps informs the field of the most up-to-date knowledge and what remains to be resolved.

• Deconstructs OCD into its subtypes
• Reviews current research and treatment for these problems
• Considers how OCD will be conceptualized in DSM-V
• Represents an international scope with contributions from field experts in psychology, psychiatry, and social work
• Includes critical discussion of the OCD subtype and OCD spectrum concepts

Dr. Abramowitz is Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an internationally recognized expert on the treatment of OCD and has published over 100 journal articles, books chapters, or books on this and related topics. He has received awards from the Mayo Clinic, American Psychological Association (Division 12) and the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation. Dr. Abramowitz serves as Associate Editor of Behavior Research and Therapy and on the editorial boards of several professional journals. He was a members of the DSM-IV-TR Anxiety Disorders Work Group.

Dr. Dean McKay is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Fordham University. He has published over 175 journal articles and book chapters, and edited or co-edited 16 books dealing with assessment and treatment of complex cases in children and adults, OCD, disgust in psychopathology, and research methodology. His research has also focused on mechanisms of information processing bias for anxiety states.

Dr. Steven Taylor is a Professor and Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia. He obtained his BSc and MSc in Clinical Psychology from the University of Melbourne, and his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Taylor’s research and clinical work focus on anxiety related conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and health anxiety. He has served on the anxiety disorders committee for the text revision of DSM-IV and on the Canadian federal government’s expert panel on COVID-19. Dr. Taylor has written more than 20 books, including Elsevier’s Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Subtypes and Spectrum Conditions.