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Without Doubt!: An illustrated therapeutic story for children with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
The book Without Doubt is the story of a young girl with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) presented in a therapeutic narrative. Anna names her OCD as Doubt and in her story she relates her daily struggles with Doubt. In so doing, her story sheds light on the most cardinal feature of OCD, pathological doubting, and unravels its mystery. The author also enlists the help of a young illustrator, in order to strike a chord in the hearts and minds of children with OCD and provide them with something that they can relate to. Based on the cognitive-behavioral framework of OCD, the book can be used alone or as a child-friendly companion to therapy in order to foster an understanding of the disorder, enhance the therapeutic process and promote a message of hope and Every child with OCD can overcome their struggle with OCD and have a life without Doubt!
46 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 10, 2017
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January 30, 2018
My dear colleague and friend wrote a marvellous introductory book on explaining what Obsessive compulsive disorder is to kids so as to educate and motivate them during their battle with ocd.I feel that this beautiful book succeeds in normalizing for kids their experience, by realizing that they are not alone battling with anxiety and that this is something that happens to other kids. Education and acceptance of ocd and encouragement in working around their doubts can inspire them hope to battle with this anxiety disorder. The kids can relate with Anna and realise that there are ways to fight ocd and this can enlist hope especially when they are discouraged.
In my opinion, adults will also benefit from reading without doubt ,not only parents as psychoeducation material, but adult sufferers too, as it can normalize the ocd experience and ignite a compassion for their suffering with the heartfelt language that Liamaki uses. Beautiful illustrations, and a wish for more books like this to be publiced that are so needed in the genre of child mental health.
In my opinion, adults will also benefit from reading without doubt ,not only parents as psychoeducation material, but adult sufferers too, as it can normalize the ocd experience and ignite a compassion for their suffering with the heartfelt language that Liamaki uses. Beautiful illustrations, and a wish for more books like this to be publiced that are so needed in the genre of child mental health.
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