title: Current issues in the treatment of OC-spectrum conditions.
abstract: Obsessive-compulsive (OC)-spectrum conditions consist of neurological-motoric conditions, impulse-control disorders, and disorders associated with bodily preoccupation. This article is a review of some understudied OC-spectrum conditions, with particular focus on phenomenology and overlap with obsessive-compulsive disorder, etiology, treatment outcome, treatment refractory issues, and new developments in treatment research. The focus will be on representative disorders from each related area, namely, Tourette's syndrome, trichotillomania, skin-picking, and body dysmorphic disorder. Similarities among the disorders and areas in need of more research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX 77058, USA. Wetterneck@uhcl.edu
authors.forename: Chad T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Wetterneck
authors.forename: Ellen J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Melinda A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stanley
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs