Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

by Sandra Giddens

Most people think the disorder amounts to little more than a few cute quirks, such as being a "neat freak" or a hand-washing germophobe. Yet obsessive-compulsive disorder can be an incredibly debilitating and isolating condition characterized by persistent and irrational anxious thoughts and the creation of rigid rules and routines that seek to stave off these thoughts or otherwise prevent some dimly imagined pending catastrophe. The thoughts and...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1404218017
• ISBN13: 9781404218017
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12