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Abramowitz, J.S. (2006). The Psychological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 51(7), 407-16

American Psychiatric Association.(2007). Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Christmas, D., Morrison, C., Muftah S., Matthews, K. (2004). Neurosurgery for mental disorder. Adv Psychiatr Treat 2004 10: 189-199

NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) (2008). Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Heyman, I., Mataix-Cois, D., Fineberg, N. A. (2006). Obsessive-compulsive disorder. BMJ  2006;333:424-429, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7565.424

NICE (2005). Obsessive-compulsive disorder: core interventions in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder

Ruck, C. et a; (2008). Capsulotomy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Long-term Follow-up of 25 Patients. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008;65(8):914-921.

Whittal, M.L., O'Neill, M.L. (2003). Cognitive and Behavioral Methods for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention

Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.

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