Download PDF by James F. Leckman, David Mataix-Cols, Maria Conceição do: Concepts and Controversies in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

By James F. Leckman, David Mataix-Cols, Maria Conceição do Rosario-Campos (auth.), Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Arthur C. Houts (eds.)
Few syndromes in psychopathology generate as a lot well known interest and scientific exploration as does obsessive-compulsive illness (OCD). because the Nineteen Seventies, study on OCD has elevated exponentially. Speci?c advances comprise a far better grab of the heterogeneity of the affliction, identi?cation of putative subtyping schemes, and the advance of more and more subtle theoretical versions of the etiology and upkeep. might be most significantly, examine has resulted in advances in remedy; andwhereasthe?rstlinetherapies(cognitive-behaviortherapyandserotonergicm- ication) will not be totally powerful for each patient, they've got remodeled OCD from an unmanageable lifetime af?iction right into a treatable challenge that don't need to decrease caliber of lifestyles. regardless of the aforementioned advances, there have emerged a couple of sharp disagreements touching on OCD. adjustments have surfaced over phenomenological concerns, etiological versions, and ways to remedy, and infrequently ensue (but now not completely) alongside disciplinary strains among biologically orientated and cogniti- behaviorally orientated experts. for instance, clinical techniques posit that abn- mal organic methods reason OCD, while psychosocial formulations emphasize the position of studying and dysfunctional cognitions. but simply because theoretical conjecture andempirical?ndingsfromwithineachtraditionaretypicallyaddressedtowardd- tinct and slim audiences, clinicians, researchers, and scholars with extensive pursuits are hindered from gaining a transparent snatch of the varied (and occasionally polarized) perspectives.