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SPRINGER Concepts And Controversies In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by ABRAMOWITZ
Few syndromes in psychopathology generate as much popular curiosity and clinical exploration as does obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Since the 1970s, research on OCD has increased exponentially. Speci?c advances include an improved grasp of the heterogeneity of the disorder, identi?cation of putative subtyping schemes, and the development of increasingly sophisticated theoretical models of the etiology and maintenance. Perhaps most importantly, research has led to advances in treatment; andwhereasthe?rstlinetherapies(cognitive-behaviortherapyandserotonergicm- ication) are not entirely effective for every sufferer, they have transformed OCD from an unmanageable lifetime af?iction into a treatable problem that need not reduce quality of life. Despite the aforementioned advances, there have emerged a number of sharp disagreements concerning OCD. Differences have surfaced over phenomenological issues, etiological models, and approaches to treatment, and often occur (but not exclusively) along disciplinary lines between biologically oriented and cogniti- behaviorally oriented authorities. For example, medical approaches posit that abn- mal biological processes cause OCD, whereas psychosocial formulations emphasize the role of learning and dysfunctional cognitions. Yet because theoretical conjecture andempirical?ndingsfromwithineachtraditionaretypicallyaddressedtowardd- tinct and narrow audiences, clinicians, researchers, and students with broad interests are hindered from gaining a clear grasp of the diverse (and sometimes polarized) perspectives. PART I. PHENOMENOLOGY 1. Symptom Dimensions in OCD: Developmental and Evolutionary Perspectives.James F. Leckman, David Mataix-Cols, and Maria Conceicao do Rosario-Campos 2. Dimensional and Subtype Models of OCDSteven Taylor Reply to Taylor. Combined Dimensional and Categorical Perspectives as an Integrative Approach to OCDJames F. Leckman, David Mataix-Cols, and Maria Conceicao do Rosario-Capos Reply to Leckman et al. Putting the Symptom Dimension Model to the TestSteven Taylor 3. Animal Models of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Neurobiological and Ethological PerspectiveNicholas H. Dodman and Louis Shuster 4. Behavioral and Functional Models of OCD Arthur C. Houts Reply to Houts. A Dysfunctional Animal Model of OCDNicholas H. Dodman Reply to Dodman. Animal Models and Two Traditions in OCD ResearchArthur C. Houts 5. The Case for the OCD SpectrumEric Hollander, Jennifer P. Friedberg, Stacey Wasserman, Chin-Chin Yeh, and Rupa Iyengar 6. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Essential Phenomenology and Overlap with Other Anxiety DisordersJonathan S. Abramowitz and Brett J. Deacon Reply to Abramowitz and Deacon. Beyond Anxiety: Etiological and Functional Overlaps Between OCD and OC Spectrum DisordersEric Hollander and Chin-Chin Yeh Reply to Hollander et al. The OC Spectrum: A Closer Look at the Arguments and the DataJonathan S. Abramowitz and Brett J. Deacon 7. Trichotillomania: An Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisorderDan J. Stein, Christine Lochner, Sian Hemmings, and Craig Kinnear 8. Overlap of Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Hypochondriasis with OCDFugenNeziroglu and SonyKhemlani-Patel 9. Contrasting Nonparaphilic Sexual Addictions and OCDStefanie A. Schwartz and Jonathan S. Abramowitz 10. Compulsive Buying: A Disorder of Compulsivity or ImpulsivityLorraine A. Swan-Kremeir, James E. Mitchell and Ronald J. Faber 11. Contrasting Tourette's Syndrome and Tic Disorders with OCDKieron O'Connor PART II. ETIOLOGY 12. Neuropsychiatric Models of OCDDavid R. Rosenberg, Aileen Russell, and Andrea Fougere 13. Cognitive-Behavioral Models of OCDRoz Shafran Reply to Shagran. Biological and Cognitive Models of OCD: Seeking Similarities and Achieving Progress TogetherDavid R. Rosenberg, Aileen Russell, and Andrea Fougere Reply to Rosenberg et al. Biological Versus Psychological Approaches to OCD: War or Peace?Roz Shafran and Anne Speckens PART III. TREATMENT 14. Formal Cognitive Therapy: A New Treatment for OCDJeanne Fama and Sabine Wilhelm 15. Treatment for OCD: Unleashing the Power of ExposureReply to Kozak and Coles. Expanding the Conceptualization of Cognitive Therapy and its Therapeutic PotentialJeanne Fama and Sabine Wilhelm Reply to Fama and Wilhelm. Cognitive Therapy and Exposure Treatment for OCD: Contrast and RapprochmentMichael J. Kozak and Meredith E. Coles 16. The Role of the Therapist in Behavior Therapy for OCDDavid F. Tolin and Scott Hannan 17. Self-Directed Exposure in the Treatment of OCDCheryl N. Carmin, Pamela S. Wiegartz, and Kevin D. Wu Reply to Carmin et al. What's in a Name? The Distinction Between Self-Directed and