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The obsessive-compulsive spectrums.

Katharine A Phillips¹

¹Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, Body Dysmorphic Disorder Program, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA. Katharine_Phillips@brown.edu

The Psychiatric Clinics of North America

|December 5, 2002

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Further research is needed on obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (OCSDs) before they can be formally classified. The proposed OC spectrum offers a promising framework for understanding these conditions.

Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Clinical Psychology

Background:

The current understanding and classification of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (OCSDs) are limited due to a paucity of research.
Existing diagnostic frameworks may not adequately capture the complexity and heterogeneity of OCSDs.

Observation:

It is premature to group OCSDs together in diagnostic manuals like the DSM.
Combining delusional and non-delusional variants of OCSDs, or classifying them dimensionally, requires further investigation.

Findings:

The concept of an obsessive-compulsive (OC) spectrum and its subspectrums presents potential advantages over current conceptualizations.
These constructs may align better with empirical evidence and shed light on the pathogenesis of OCSDs.

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Implications:

Further investigation into OC spectrums is crucial for advancing the field.
The OC spectrum framework holds potential validity and clinical utility, possibly guiding practice more effectively.
This approach may lead to a more accurate reflection of OCSD pathogenesis and improved clinical management.