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:
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
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.
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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).