Treating refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: what to do when conventional treatment fails?

Treating refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: what to do when conventional treatment fails?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic and impairing condition. A very small percentage of patients become asymptomatic after treatment. The purpose of this paper was to review the alternative therapies available for OCD when conventional treatment fails. Data were extracted from controlle...

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Main Authors: Adelar Pedro Franz, Mariana Paim, Rafael Moreno de Araújo, Virgínia de Oliveira Rosa, Ísis Mendes Barbosa, Carolina Blaya, Ygor Arzeno Ferrão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2013-01-01
Series:Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Subjects:
refratariedade
resistência
transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo
resposta ao tratamento
fatores de risco
prognóstico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892013000100004&lng=en&tlng=en

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