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List of Review Contributors. <p>Preface.</p> <p>1. Diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review (A. Okasha).</p> <p>2. Pharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review (J. Zohar, <i>et al</i>.).</p> <p>3. Psychotherapies for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review (E. Foa & M. Franklin).</p> <p>4. Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review (M. Flament & D. Cohen).</p> <p>5. Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: A Review (E. Hollander & J. Rosen).</p> <p>6. Costs of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review (M. Knapp, , <i>et al</i>.).</p> <p>Acknowledgements for the First Edition.</p> <p>Index.</p>

<p><b>Mario Maj</b> is Professor of Psychiatry at the Primo Policlinico Universitario in Naples, Italy. Maj has been President of the Italian Psychiatric Association; President of the Italian Society of Biological Psychiatry; Secretary-General of the Association of European Psychiatrists; Editor of "European Psychiatry" and World Psychiatry. He became President of the Association of European Psychiatrists in January 2002 and takes on the Presidency of the World Psychiatric Association in September 2008.</p> <p><b>Norman Sartorius</b> is a psychiatrist and professor. He previously served as a director of the World Health Organization's Division of Mental Health. He has also been a former president of the World Psychiatric Association and of the European Psychiatric Association.</p> <p><b>Ahmed Okasha</b> is the editor of <i>Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder</i>, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Joseph Zohar</b> is the editor of <i>Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder</i>, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.</p>

Be Guided by the Evidence<br /> <br /> Obsessive-compulsive disorder is probably the psychiatric disorder for which most significant progress has been made in the last 20 years concerning pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic interventions. A serious discrepancy still exists between research evidence and clinical practice and an update of this evidence and an international debate on it, as provided by this volume, is long overdue.<br /> <br /> This new edition of the fourth volume of the WPA Series, Evidence & Experience in Psychiatry provides:<br /> * Vital information on a considerably under diagnosed situation<br /> * An objective source of information<br /> * Contributions from internationally acclaimed experts<br /> <br /> This new edition is of relevance to all psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, managers and policy makers.

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