Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Uncertainty: Struggling with a Shadow of a Doubt

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Uncertainty: Struggling with a Shadow of a Doubt examines the structural and intrapsychic features of the self as it presents within OCD compulsive doubting, and more broadly within OCD compulsion. Specifically, it is situated within the theoretical framework of psychodynamic theory and object-relations theory and aims to elucidate central object-relational paradigms within OCD doubting. Moshe Marcus and Stephen Tuber suggest a broader framework through which to consider the interplay between both the cognitive as well as affective components required to make judgments.

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Don't be fooled by the modesty of the title--this volume covers a vast scope, starting from philosophical ideas about doubt and certainty, moving through object relations theory and psycholinguistics, and arriving at very specific and well-grounded recommendations for the psychodynamic therapy of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Along the way, Moshe Marcus and Steven Tuber describe a psychoanalytically informed view of OCD which offers an empathic and nuanced understanding of how and why people suffer from this crippling disorder.

--Kevin V. Kelly, Weill Cornell Medical College and the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

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Moshe Marcus is postdoctoral fellow at New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute.

Steven Tuber is director of clinical training and program director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the City College of New York.