Obsessive compulsive disorder.
Taking over the management of a patient who has a complex diagnostic label should not prevent us from being alert to the development of new symptoms and the need to offer appropriate management strategies. This article also demonstrates the cost-effectiveness of 'long term' GP attendance versus hospitalisation or institutional care.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*