Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is common, emerges early in life and tends to run a
chronic, impairing course. Despite the availability of effective treatments, the duration of …

Objective: It is unknown what next-step strategies are being used in clinical practice for
patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) who do not respond to first-line …

In this position statement, developed by The International College of Obsessive-Compulsive
Spectrum Disorders, a group of international experts responds to recent developments in the …

While controlled trials with SRIs have demonstrated a selective efficacy in obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD), up to 40–60% of patients do not have a satisfactory outcome …

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly prevalent and chronic condition that is
associated with substantial global disability. OCD is the key example of the 'obsessive …

Over the past three decades, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has moved from an
almost untreatable, life-long psychiatric disorder to a highly manageable one. This is a very …

Importance Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common and often debilitating
psychiatric illness. Recent advances in the understanding of the neuroscience of OCD have …

Background: The duration of untreated illness (DUI) is a potentially modifiable parameter
associated with worst prognosis in several psychiatric disorders, but poorly investigated in …

This article provides an overview of the etiology, epidemiology, and first-line treatment
options for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The subject of treatment-resistant and …

Marked inconsistencies exist in how treatment response, remission, recovery and relapse
are defined in clinical trials for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This impairs the …