Touch and Go Joe, Updated Edition: A Teen’s Experience of OCD

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Touch and Go Joe, Updated Edition: A Teen’s Experience of OCD
By Joe Wells

This book tells the story of young Joe Wells who faced OCD during his teenage years, a book we would recommend to anyone wanting an easy to understand experience of coping with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. This updated edition with all-new illustrations includes a brand-new chapter written 16 years later, detailing how Joe overcame his disorder and is now a successful comedian.

Book Synopsis
One in every 100 people suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and 16-year-old Joe Wells is one of them. In “Touch and Go Joe”, he tells the story of his battle with OCD from its insidious beginnings at age 9 and increasingly intrusive symptoms, to diagnosis at age 12. Having struggled to keep the condition a secret for years, he is now able to talk and write openly about OCD and how he battled to overcome it. This book is packed with advice and coping strategies, as well as first-hand accounts of available treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy and medication. Written in an informal and accessible style, and including his own humorous illustrations, “Touch and Go Joe” gives an upbeat yet realistic look at the effect of OCD on adolescent life. This honest and amusing account will raise awareness of this all-too-common, yet frequently mis diagnosed disorder and will be of interest to anyone who has suffered from or knows someone who has suffered from OCD, including children and adolescents, teachers, psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health professionals, parents and carers.

Product details
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers; Illustrated edition (21 July 2021)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1787757773
ISBN-13: 978-1787757776
Product Dimensions: 13.8 x 1.02 x 21.6 cm