Volume 36 · Number 7
JULY 2006
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder and Related Conditions
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An obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) spectrum has been proposed that includes a group of disorders that share certain features with OCD, including clinical symptoms (eg, repetitive behaviors and thoughts), neurobiology (eg, neurotransmitters), and preferential response to anti-obsessional treatments, such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Three distinct clusters have been identified within the OCD spectrum — preoccupations with bodily sensations or appearance, impulse disorders, and neurologically based disorders — and these share phenotypic features.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Rossi is post-doctoral research fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Compulsive, Impulsive, and Anxiety Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; and resident, Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Neurobiologia, Farmacologia e Biotecnologie, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Address reprint requests to: Lavinia Rossi, MD, Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Neurobiologia, Farmacologia e Biotecnologie, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; or e-mail [email protected].
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