Product Description

Over one million children and adolescents in the US suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a baffling illness that can be debilitating for the child in school, with friends, and family. In this uniquely creative and heart-warming book, Dr. Wagner uses the powerful metaphor of the Worry Hill to describe OCD and its treatment clearly through the eyes of a child. Children and adults will identify with Casey's struggle with OCD, his relief that neither he nor his parents are to blame, his sense of hope about recovery, and eventually, his victory over OCD. This is the only OCD book for children and adolescents that has companion books for parents (What to do when your Child has OCD: Strategies and Solutions) and for therapists (Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Manual). The metaphor of the Worry Hill is a common thread that weaves through all three books. These books provide families with tools of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the gold standard of treatment for OCD.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #65440 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

From the Publisher
This book contains information on child anxiety, anxiety in children, child OCD, obsessive compulsive in children, OCD in children, anxious children, worried child and anxious child.

About the Author
Aureen Wagner, PhD, is Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester, and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation. She is an expert in childhood anxiety who is recognized for her unique Worry HillT approach to treatment. Dr. Wagner is a sought-after international speaker and author of many anxiety books and treatment resources.

Customer Reviews

A Welcome Resource for kids with OCD
I recommend this book to my child clients who have OCD. It is the compassionate story of a child, Casey, (who is, I think, of ambiguous gender so that either a boy or a girl can identify with him/her). Casey has OCD with a wide variety of rituals. OCD occurs, it explains, "because some of the chemicals in your brain don't work right and your brain gets stuck". The book's title refers to the metaphor of riding a bicycle up a steep hill then getting to coast down to demonstrate the route to recovery from OCD. It encourages seeking professional help to aid the child in designing and using "exercises"(exposure and ritual prevention) to challenge the power of OCD. Children can find inspiration and hope in Casey's story.

A Must for Any Child with OCD!!
This book made my son feel SO much better - immediately after he read it! Knowing he wasn't "crazy" as well as giving clear information on what he could do to control his OCD instead of it controlling him made all the difference in the world! Riding Up and Down the Hill is exactly what we did to help in the exposure therapy and ritual prevention and he was able to "hold on" until we reached the top of the hill and then he was so happy to ride down the other side. In turn, his OCD "shrank". He was so proud of himself and so was I! I also highly recommend the other book Dr. Wagner wrote entitled "What to Do When Your Child Has OCD". It's a must for parents!! Thank you Dr. Wagner!!! You are wonderful and have made such an impact on my son, his OCD and our family!!

My 7yr old son is going to be okay and I cried
Wow, I found this book and brought it home, my son and I sat on the couch together before dinner and read the first 29 pages. When we stopped I told him to do his homework. Part of his homework was just to write a sentence and draw a picture about something he did that day. When he was done he handed it to me and I began to CRY. He had drawn a picture of us reading the book and there were little "word bubbles" above the pictures he drew, one said "up and down the worry hill", the other said "thank you mommy" and the other said "you're welcome"! Then below was an explaination, it said in the cuteset mispelled 7yr olds words, "My mom got me a new book and I like it because it helps my problems with feelings"
OMG!! My baby is so happy he isn't the only one who has this! I and he reccomend this book!!