I have just finished reading this book, and I have found its content extremely useful.
Dr Rapoport presented many fascinating cases, such as a lady who had compulsions to sprinkle her entire flat in sugar. Many of the cases were extremely bizarre, however, they also highlighted to me the variable nature of the symptoms expressed from those with OCD. Furthermore, this book emphasised that the public view on OCD as being a disorder simple about 'neatness' is completely false.
I have also emailed Dr Rapoport asking whether she would still be free to answer a few of my questions via email. Hopefully, she will agree to answering some questions so I intend to write these questions within the next few days. The questions will be primarily based on childhood OCD and the differences present between adult and paediatric OCD. Furthermore, I will ask Dr Rapoport her views on the theories that currently exist to explain the cause of paediatric OCD.
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