Per Hove Thomsen, the Head of the Research Center at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital in Arhus, Denmark, is a specialist in child psychiatry who has worked with the research of obsessive behavior in children and adolescents. This book explains the nature and treatment of OCD in children and adolescents. OCD has been little discussed in relation to this age group, although it is now believed that approximately 1% of all children and adolescents suffer from serious obsessive disorders. Written for parents and relatives as well as doctors, teachers and other professionals working with this group of patients, From Thoughts to Obsessions defines OCD and forms a straightforward explanation of the symptoms, assessment procedures and treatment
