What to Do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions

Ph.D., Aureen Pinto Wagner

ISBN 10: 0967734711 / ISBN 13: 9780967734712

Published by Lighthouse Pr Inc, 2002

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1st edition. 444 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What to Do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions
• Publisher: Lighthouse Pr Inc
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0967734711
• ISBN 13: 9780967734712
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

There are over one million children in the US who suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. These children often have uncontrollable worries and engage in seemingly senseless rituals. Parents and school professionals often feel helpless and frustrated as they struggle to understand and help the child stop the bizarre doubts and habits that take over the child's mind and life. Now, there is hope and help.Dr. Aureen Wagner brings you the latest scientific advances in the treatment of this beguiling disorder along with her many years of experience in treating children and teenagers. Using the metaphor of the Worry Hill, for which she has received international recognition, Dr. Wagner presents a powerful step-by-step approach that countless children have used successfully to triumph over OCD. Her skill, compassion and expert guidance will provide new hope, energy and resolve to help children and their caregivers conquer OCD.Designed to be used alone or with the children's integrated companion book: Up and Down the Worry Hill.

About the Author

DR. AUREEN PINTO WAGNER is Director of The Anxiety Wellness Center in Cary, NC, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation. Dr. Wagner is a clinical child psychologist, anxiety treatment expert and sought-after international speaker who is recognized for her unique Worry Hill(R) treatment approach. She is the author of several highly acclaimed books on anxiety and its treatment.