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Treatment Resistant OCD: - It’s Neurobiology And Treatment Options

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric condition with an estimated lifetime prevalence of between 1 and 2%. OCD is considered the fourth most common mental disorder in developed countries, and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), represents the 10th leading cause of disabi...

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Autores principales: Sahu, Pallabi, Sethi, Rati Ranjan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9129649/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.341857
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Sumario:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric condition with an estimated lifetime prevalence of between 1 and 2%. OCD is considered the fourth most common mental disorder in developed countries, and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), represents the 10th leading cause of disability. Even when optimal treatment is provided, 10% of patients remain severely affected chronically. Through this symposium we want to highlight the neurobiology of treatment resistant OCD and the recent advances in treatment of the same.