Obsessive-compulsive disorder for ICD-11: proposed changes to the diagnostic guidelines and specifiers

Since the approval of the ICD-10 by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1990, global research on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has expanded dramatically. This article evaluates what changes may be needed to enhance the scientific validity, clinical utility, and global applicability of OCD d...

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Main Authors: Helen Blair Simpson, Y.C. Janardhan Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2014-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462014000400003&lng=en&tlng=en