Abstract
Our aim was to present a comprehensive, updated survey on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive-compulsive related disorders (OCRDs) and their clinical management via literature review, critical analysis and synthesis.Information on OCD and OCRD current nosography, clinical phenomenology and etiology, may lead to a better comprehension of their management. Clinicians should become familiar with the broad spectrum of OCD disorders, since it is a pivotal issue in current clinical psychiatry.
Highlights
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common, chronic, anxiety condition that can have disabling effects on both genders throughout the patient's lifespan
The National Comorbidity Survey Replication study reported more than a quarter of evaluated subjects developing obsessions and compulsions at some point in their life and possibly manifesting with a full-threshold obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), while a higher number of patients will probably suffer from obsessive-compulsive related disorders (OCRDs) [2]
In the 1950s, with the rise of behavioral therapy, the learning theories that had proved to be helpful in the conceptualization and treatment of phobic disorders were applied to OCD symptoms. These learning theories are clearly insufficient to account for all OCD symptoms, they did lead to the development in the late 1960s and early 1970s of effective treatments for reducing compulsive rituals
Summary
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common, chronic, anxiety condition that can have disabling effects on both genders throughout the patient's lifespan. The National Comorbidity Survey Replication study reported more than a quarter of evaluated subjects developing obsessions and compulsions at some point in their life and possibly manifesting with a full-threshold OCD, while a higher number of patients will probably suffer from OCRDs [2]. These learning theories are clearly insufficient to account for all OCD (as well as OCRD) symptoms, they did lead to the development in the late 1960s and early 1970s of effective treatments for reducing compulsive rituals.
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