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Obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders: a comprehensive survey

Authors: Michele Fornaro, Filippo Gabrielli, Claudio Albano, Stefania Fornaro, Salvatore Rizzato, Chiara Mattei, Paola Solano, Valentina Vinciguerra, Pantaleo Fornaro

Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry | Issue 1/2009

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.

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Title: Obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders: a comprehensive survey
Authors: Michele Fornaro
Filippo Gabrielli
Claudio Albano
Stefania Fornaro
Salvatore Rizzato
Chiara Mattei
Paola Solano
Valentina Vinciguerra
Pantaleo Fornaro
Publication date: 01-12-2009
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry / Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1744-859X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-859X-8-13

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