The two most useful treatments in obsessive-compulsive disorder are pharmacotherapy with potent serotonin reuptake-blocking agents and behavioral techniques, such as exposure and response prevention. Based on the authors' cumulative clinical experience, it is suggested that patient education, cognit
Therapeutic approaches to the treatment of refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder
β Scribed by Lisa D. Kochan; Qureshi; Brian A. Fallon
- Book ID
- 107550400
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 349 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1523-3812
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