The Horn Book Guide

PSYCHOLOGY

Hyman, Bruce M. , Hyman, Bruce M. , Pedrick, Cherry ,

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

96 pp. | Lerner/Twenty-first Century | September, 2003 | Library ISBN 0-7613-2758-4 $$26.90

(3) YA Twenty-first Century Medical Library series. Providing diagnostic criteria, the authors define OCD as recurrent obsessions or compulsions that take up "more than one hour a day." The accessible text discusses common symptoms, causes, and treatment, including medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Older readers won't mind the lack of illustrations, as they will be drawn in by the case studies of OCD-suffering teens. Directory, reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey