ReviewCureus2023
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A Comprehensive Review of Diagnosis, Comorbidities, and Treatment Approaches.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review of targets, targeting methods, lesion geometry, and clinical outcomes.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of low-frequency, non-navigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Herbal Mixture of Echium amoenum L. and Rheum ribes on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Triple-Blind Clinical Trial.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2025Trial
- Systematic Review of rTMS and dTMS in Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Target- and Phenotype-Specific Outcomes.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Review
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- Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant OCD: Systematic Review of Anatomical Targets and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Non-Randomized Studies.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Increased Serum GLO-1 Levels Are Associated With the Pathophysiology and Development of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Findings From a Case-Control Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Facial Expressions as a Nexus for Health Assessment.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Earlier age at onset is associated with more severe sensory phenomena in drug-naive, comorbidity-free patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The potential role of aberrant microglial synaptic pruning in the neurodevelopmental pathogenesis of tourette syndrome.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- Dental self-injury in a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder: Review of literature and a case report.Dental research journal · 2026Article
- The risk factors of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a cross-sectional study in Southwestern China.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Feasibility of Using ChatGPT to Generate Exposure Hierarchies for Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.Behavior therapy · 2025Article
- Altered eotaxin-1 and interleukin-34 levels in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case-control observational study in Bangladesh.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2025Article
- The Familial Burden: Recognizing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Through Proxy Family Members.Cureus · 2025Article
- Case Report: A complex case of an adolescent female with comorbid borderline personality disorder and autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Therapeutic effects of striatal dopaminergic modulation on idiopathic dystonia and OCD in humans: insights from the striosome hypothesis.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Unraveling the Boundaries, Overlaps, and Connections between Schizophrenia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder widely recognized for its recurrent obsessions and compulsions, which may cause severe impairment worldwide. This review explores the difficulties in diagnosing OCD, its comorbidities, and its treatment approaches. Psychiatry and neuroscience face noteworthy obstacles in treating OCD, which is frequently misdiagnosed and inadequately addressed. This illness, which causes upsetting symptoms that interfere with day-to-day living, affects not only adults but also children and adolescents to a great extent. Despite the availability of multiple therapy methods, such as pharmacological and psychological approaches, many patients exhibit resistance, emphasizing the necessity for alternative therapies. OCD and other psychiatric conditions like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder substantially overlap, highlighting the complexity of mental health diagnoses. Furthermore, its comorbidity with these diseases further highlights OCD's intricacy. Several therapy considerations have been mentioned, such as using larger dosages of medications and combining different therapeutic approaches. Their association suggests possible common pathogenic pathways between OCD and other psychiatric illnesses. The review concludes that, given the significant number of people who still struggle with chronic symptoms, new treatment techniques and ongoing research are necessary, even in the face of improvements in the understanding and treatment of OCD.
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