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Evidence-based pharmacotherapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Naomi Fineberg
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The development of effective pharmacotherapy has revolutionised the treatment of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), and has generated an explosion of interest in this previously poorly understood area of psychiatry. Once considered a rare, refractory form of learnt behaviour, we now recognise OCD to be a common, treatable illness, with a distinctive pathophysiology and pharmacology. Wide-ranging epidemiological surveys have demonstrated a surprisingly high lifetime prevalence amounting to 2–3% of the general population worldwide (Robins et al, 1984). Yet only a fraction of sufferers come forward for treatment and often the diagnosis is missed.

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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 5 , Issue 5 , September 1999 , pp. 357 - 365
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1999 

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