Description: Major media attention and books like Judith Rapoport's The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing and Terry Hesser's Kissing Doorknobs have alerted parents to the high incidence of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which tends to develop in childhood. Obsessions are intrusive thoughts that cause kids to focus obsessively on one track; compulsions are actions kids feel compelled to perform over and over. Children with OCD are tortured by the need to make things safe or even -- washing their hands until they are bleeding raw, erasing homework until there are holes in the paper, refusing to go to bed until they have checked all windows and doors dozens of times. Their behavior frightens and confuses them, frustrates their parents, and disrupts home and school life.

In Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Dr. Chansky adapts the program she has used successfully to treat thousands of kids to help parents help their kids overcome this debilitating condition.
-- Part I lets parents hear kids' perspectives on what OCD feels like, unlocks the mechanics behind the condition, explains how it is usually treated and diagnosed, and lays out the typical course of the condition.
-- Part II defines parents' roles and the "OCD Battle Plan", including how to intervene in the heat of the moment.
-- Part III presents the solutions to managing OCD, including tackling washing compulsions, contamination obsessions, bad thoughts, religiosity, the need to check, the belief in "evenness", and more.
-- A helpful resource section guides parents to other venues for self-help, including support groups and an extensive reading list.

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