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Title: The author was a pioneer in the study of OCD
Review: Some of the other reviews down this book, saying it is out of date, but it was written in the 1980's. Dr. Rapoport brought relief to millions suffering from OCD. I did not find it depressing at all. She worked with both children and adults. The stories from the patients are both helpful and fascinating. At the time there was only one drug approved for OCD. And she introduced it to millions suffering. Prozac was mentioned in her book but it was not approved for OCD at the time of her publishing.If you read later books on OCD, Ms. Rapoport is mentioned and is quoted in about 80% of them! She was the first to write a book just about OCD. It was extremely helpful! She had stories about actual patients of hers and the agony they and their families had gone through until the drug Anafranil was approved by the FDA.Yes, it is now outdated. But it was the first and the best of its time.
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