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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families

Treatment Guidelines for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:

A Guide for Patients and Families

If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may feel you are the only person facing the difficulties of this illness. But you are not alone. In the United States, 1 in 50 adults currently has OCD, and twice that many have had it at some point in their lives. Fortunately, very effective treatments for OCD are now available to help you regain a more satisfying life. Here are answers to the most commonly asked

Treatment Guidelines for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Treatment Guidelines for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:

A Guide for Patients and Families

If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may feel you are the only person facing the difficulties of this illness. But you are not alone. In the United States, 1 in 50 adults currently has OCD, and twice that many have had it at some point in their lives. Fortunately, very effective treatments for OCD are now available to help you regain a more satisfying life. Here are answers to the most commonly asked

Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Editors: John S. March, MD, MPH; Allen Frances, MD; Daniel Carpenter, PhD; David A. Kahn, MD

CONTENTS:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families

If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may feel you are the only person facing the difficulties of this illness. But you are not alone. In the United States, 1 in 50 adults currently has OCD, and twice that many have had it at some point in their lives. Fortunately, very effective treatments for OCD are now available to help you regain a more satisfying life. Here are answers to the most commonly asked questions about OCD.

WHAT IS OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER?

Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Editors: John S. March, MD, MPH; Allen Frances, MD; Daniel Carpenter, PhD; David A. Kahn, MD

CONTENTS:

  • Expert Consensus Panel
  • Preface
  • How To Use The Guidelines
  • Executive Summary
    • Treatments by Clinical Situation
    • Psychosocial Treatments

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families

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Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

March JS, Frances A, Kahn DA, Carpenter D, eds. The Expert Consensus Guidelines®: Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry 1997;58 (suppl 4).

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