title: Challenges in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder: introduction.
abstract: This issue of In Session is devoted to challenges in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The remarkable diversity of symptoms and the comorbidity in OCD pose substantial challenges to practitioners seeking to treat this disorder. After briefly reviewing the clinical features of OCD and its typical treatment, we provide brief descriptions of the six articles this issue comprises. Articles focus on the treatment of OCD with comorbid depression, compulsive hoarding, incompleteness, and repugnant obsessions, and on treatment of children who have OCD. The final article describes pharmacotherapy for OCD. All articles feature case vignettes and provide practitioners with clinical recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Building 149, 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. wilhelm@psych.mgh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Tolin
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steketee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors