title: Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
abstract: This review article addresses obsessive-compulsive disorder from the prospective of information that is relevant to general practitioners, family physicians, and other medical health specialists, focusing on epidemiology, etiology, diagnostic criteria, comorbidity, and a summary of well recognized treatment modalities and approaches that are available to treat this condition.
authors: Department of Medical Specialties, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. aljeshi@hotmail.com
authors: Abdulsamad
authors: A
authors: Aljeshi
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors