Objective: To review the treatment options for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), with particular reference to treatment resistance, and provide a guideline for clinicians managing these patients, drawing upon evidence from clinical trials and expert consensus. Conclusions: The behavioural techni
Obsessive–compulsive disorder: treatment and treatment resistance
✍ Scribed by Philip Cohen
- Publisher
- Informa plc
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1039-8562
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