Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obsessivecompulsivedisorder.html

Latest News
• Paxil Appears to Be Effective for OCD in Kids (11/12/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21245.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/12/2004)
• Psychotherapy, Meds Best for Youth with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (10/29/2004, National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nimh-29.htm
• Behavior Therapy Helps Kids with Mental Disorder (10/26/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20869.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/25/2004)

From the National Institutes of Health
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), A Real Illness (National Institute of Mental Health) - Links to PDF File - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/NIMHocd.pdf
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/spocd4676.pdf
• Step on a Crack... Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocdsoms.cfm

Overviews
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00189

Treatment
• Anxiety Disorders Information: Guide to Treatment (Anxiety Disorders Association of America) - http://www.adaa.org/AnxietyDisorderInfor/GuidetoTre.cfm
• Medications (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/medicate.cfm

Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009771&recruiting;=true

Specific Conditions
• What Other Problems Are Sometimes Confused with OCD? (Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation) - http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1020a.htm

Coping
• Anxiety Disorders Information: Helping a Family Member (Anxiety Disorders Association of America) - http://www.adaa.org/AnxietyDisorderInfor/HelpingFamilyMem.cfm

Research
• Active LCS Research Studies of OCD & Related Disorders - http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/research/lcs/studies-act.html
• Early Trials Show Deep-Brain Stimulation Holds Promise as Potential Treatment for Most Severe Cases of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (American Association of Neurological Surgeons) - http://www.aans.org/Library/Article.aspx?ArticleId=9698
• Psychotherapy, Meds Best for Youth with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nimh-29.htm

Genetics
• Mutant Gene Linked to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2003/nimh-23.htm

Dictionaries/Glossaries
• ADAA - Glossary (Anxiety Disorders Association of America) - http://www.adaa.org/Subitems/Glossary.cfm

Directories
• Finding a Professional (Anxiety Disorders Association of America) - http://www.adaa.org/Public/Find.cfm

Organizations
• American Psychiatric Association - http://www.psych.org/
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America - http://www.adaa.org/
• National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Statistics
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocdfacts.cfm

Children
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/ocd.html

Teenagers
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/ocd.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:
• Anxiety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anxiety.html
• Mental Health and Behavior - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is the National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 14 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 06 May 2004