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Future Directions in the Assessment and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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The preceding chapters have offered detailed and clear exposés of the nature and various treatment modalities of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, several questions relating to the internal cohesiveness of the syndrome, OCD’s relationship to depressive disorder and other anxiety disorders, and the significance of advances in current therapeutics remain. These are fascinating and problematic areas requiring further elucidation, and an attempt will be made here to discuss them as well as to suggest possibilities for future research.

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Mavissakalian, M., Turner, S., Michelson, L. (1985). Future Directions in the Assessment and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. In: Mavissakalian, M., Turner, S.M., Michelson, L. (eds) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0542-0_6

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