Friday, November 25, 2005

UK guidelines urge improved recognition of obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Mayor 331 (7527): 1228 -- BMJ

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7527/1228-a?etoc
"Considerable efforts should be made to improve the detection and management of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or body dysmorphic disorder, say UK guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) this week. The guidelines warn that the current average time between first onset of symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder and the provision of treatment is 17 years." Related (PDF) reports available = http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=280303