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Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

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Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders have in common persistent or recurrent uncontrollable ideas and/or behaviors that are dysfunctional. In most cases, there seem to be a neural substrate, particularly in the basal ganglia and the frontal lobe, as well as memetic (cultural/ideational) component. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, hoarding disorder, trichotillomania, excoriation disorder, and body dysmorphic disorders and their treatments are discussed.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Hoyle Leigh MD, DLFAPA, FAPM (Professor of Psychiatry, Director)

  2. Psychosomatic Medicine Program & Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service, UCSF-Fresno, 155N. Fresno St., Fresno, CA, 93701, USA

    Hoyle Leigh MD, DLFAPA, FAPM (Professor of Psychiatry, Director)

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Leigh, H. (2015). Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. In: Leigh, H., Streltzer, J. (eds) Handbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11005-9_24

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