Antidepressants for Phobic and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders

The obsessive-compulsive spectrum is an important concept referring to a number of disorders drawn from several diagnostic categories that share core obsessive-compulsive features. These disorders can be grouped by the focus of their symptoms: bodily preoccupation, impulse control, or neurological disorders. Although the disorders are clearly distinct from one another, they have intriguing simi...

Obsessive compulsive disorders in eating disorders.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to explore current and lifetime prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) in eating disorder (ED) subgroups and subtypes defined by the DSM-IV and to study the chronology of appearance of these disorders taking into account the role played by denutrition. METHOD Current and lifetime prevalence were investigated using the Mini International Neuropsyc...

Antidepressants and behavior therapy in agoraphobia and obsessive-compulsive disorders: a commentary.

Happily, it is no longer necessary to state that pharmacotherapy and behavior therapy are compatible. Unfortunately, however, it remains true that most therapists experienced in one are inexperienced in the other. It is for this reason that the editors have invited papers by two of the leading investigators of this interface. Dr. Zitrin reviews the evidence for the differential effects of antid...

Treating obsessive-compulsive and tic disorders.

Treatment of Obsessive- Compulsive and Related Disorders