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Treatments used for obsessive-compulsive disorder-An international perspective
Brakoulias, Vlasios; Starcevic, Vladan; Albert, Umberto; Arumugham, Shyam Sundar; Bailey, Brenda E.; Belloch, Amparo; Borda, Tania; Dell'Osso, LilianaObjective The objective of this study was to characterise international trends in the use of psychotropic medication, psychological therapies, and novel therapies used to treat obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Methods Researchers in the field of OCD were invited to contribute summary statistics on the characteristics of their samples. Consistency of summary statistics across countries was evaluated. Results...
Importance of perspective dimensional psychopathology of depression: a proposal...
Suozzo, Aida Cristina; Pasquini, Massimo; Biondi, MassimoDear Editor, Studies have shown that depressive mood disorder represents a global public health problem. In addition to its high prevalence rates, investigations suggest it is increasing in developing countries such as Brazil(1). Given this scenario, we seek to contribute to the diagnosis and most appropriate treatment for unipolar depressive disorder by adapting and validating an instrument for the dimensional...