Below are links to the MANY articles on this website about Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
The title of the relevant chapter in the DSM-5-TR®that includes:
– Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
– Hoarding Disorder
– Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)
– Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder
– Substance/Medication-Induced Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder
– Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition
– Other Specified Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder—for example, nail biting, lip biting, cheek chewing, obsessional jealousy, and olfactory reference disorder (olfactory reference syndrome)
– Unspecified Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD—Screening
OCD: Missed/delayed diagnosis and inappropriate/inadequate treatment are common
How to efficiently screen for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
OCD—Rating Scales
Self-rating scales for OCD: Why? How? Which ones?
The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R)
OCD—Management
OCD—Management—SSRIs
Which SSRIs for OCD?
Is fluvoxamine more effective for OCD than other SSRIs?
Higher than usual doses of SSRIs for OCD?
SSRIs for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): How high can we go?
OCD—Management—Antipsychotic Augmentation
OCD—Management—Clomipramine and Other TCAs
Clomipramine versus SSRIs for OCD
Add clomipramine to an SSRI for OCD?
Concerns about combining clomipramine and SSRIs
How exactly to add clomipramine to an SSRI
When and how to check the clomipramine level
How to interpret clomipramine and desmethylclomipramine levels
TCAs other than clomipramine for OCD?
OCD—Management—Other Medications
OCD: Second-line medications
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
How should obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) comorbid with bipolar disorder be treated?
OCD—Management—OCD with Bipolar Disorders
OCD—Miscellaneous Articles
Rumination is a common and important (but neglected) symptom
OCD: Prognosis
Comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in bipolar disorders
OCD: Interview with Katharine Phillips, MD
OCD: Interview with Elna Yadin, PhD
Which products for extremely dry hands due to repeated hand washing?
OCD—Resources
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Diagnosis
Diagnostic criteria for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Why it is important to identify and treat body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Are we misdiagnosing body dysmorphic disorder as something else?
Are we missing body dysmorphic disorder?
Treatment
Tips on engaging patients with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in treatment
Body dysmorphic disorder: Pharmacological treatment
How to use serotonin reuptake inhibitors to treat body dysmorphic disorder
What to do if serotonin reuptake inhibitors don’t work for body dysmorphic disorder
Body dysmorphic disorder: Cognitive-behavior therapy
Resources for clinicians and patients
BEST books about body dysmorphic disorder
Skin-Picking Disorder
A primer on excoriation (skin-picking) disorder
How to treat excoriation (skin-picking) disorder: Pharmacological treatment
How to treat excoriation (skin-picking) disorder: Psychological treatment
PANDAS
Also see:
–Medications for treating Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders” found at Psychiatric Medications (Main Menu)
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