TREATMENT OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: ADVANCES IN PHARMACOTHERAPY AND NEUROBIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by the presence of obsessions and compulsions that significantly impair the functioning, quality of life, and well-being of affected individuals. The pathophysiology of OCD involves alterations in the cortico-striato-thalamic circuit, a...