Obsessive-compulsive disorder

What to do if you recognize baffling behavior

Hani Raoul Khouzam Dr Khouzam is staff psychiatrist, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Manchester, New Hampshire; adjunct associate professor of psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire; clinical instructor in medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston; and visiting lecturer, department of psychological and behavioral sciences, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City.Correspondence[email protected]

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is now recognized as one of the most common causes of disability worldwide. Recent advances in treatment have greatly improved the prognosis for patients with this disorder, but diagnosis can be elusive. What should the primary care physician watch for or ask about? What interventions are appropriate? In this article, Dr Khouzam discusses the definition, causes, epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, and treatment options for this often puzzling problem.

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