Obsessive-compulsive disorder is probably the psychiatric disorder for which most significant progress has been made on the last 20 years concerning pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic interventions. A number of studies have shown that OCD is much more prevalent than previously thought, occurring in an estimated 20f the adult population around the world. A serious discrepancy still exists between research evidence and clinical practice and an update of this evidence and an international debate on it, as provided by this volume, is long overdue. This revised edition provides vital information on a considerably underdiagnosed condition.

* Provides accompanying commentaries by an outstanding line up of contributors

* Covers developments in diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, economic evaluation and quality improvement

* Provides an unbiased and reliable reference point

Be Guided by the Evidence

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is probably the psychiatric disorder for which most significant progress has been made in the last 20 years concerning pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic interventions. A serious discrepancy still exists between research evidence and clinical practice and an update of this evidence and an international debate on it, as provided by this volume, is long overdue.

This new edition of the fourth volume of the WPA Series, Evidence &Experience in Psychiatry provides:

* Vital information on a considerably under diagnosed situation

* An objective source of information

* Contributions from internationally acclaimed experts

This new edition is of relevance to all psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, managers and policy makers.

List of Review Contributors.

Preface.

1. Diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review (A. Okasha).

2. Pharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review (J. Zohar, et al.).

3. Psychotherapies for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review (E. Foa & M. Franklin).

4. Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review (M. Flament & D. Cohen).

5. Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: A Review (E. Hollander & J. Rosen).

6. Costs of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review (M. Knapp, , et al.).

Acknowledgements for the First Edition.

Index.