Title: | Brazilian treatment guidelines for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
Edition: | Updated |
Classification: | Standard guideline |
Field: | Treatment |
Countries and regions: | Brazil |
Guidelines users: | These guidelines will be designed for psychologists, psychiatrists and general practitioners who assist patients with OCD in different mental health services as target audiences. |
Evidence classification method: | ACC/AHA (American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association) Recommendation System: Applying Class of Recommendation and Level of Evidence to Clinical Strategies, Interventions, Treatments, or Diagnostic Testing in Patient Care |
Development unit: | PROTOC |
Registration time: | 2021-10-13 |
Registration number: | IPGRP-2021CN324 |
Purpose of the guideline: | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by the presence of obsessions and compulsions. It is estimated that OCD affects 2-3% of the general population and is associated with substantial disability and morbidity(1). In Brazil, as in different regions worldwide, OCD is underdiagnosed and many patients do not have access to evidence-based treatments. This proposal for the Brazilian treatment guidelines of OCD aims to summarize the evidence-based treatments to guide clinical interventions for patients with OCD in different clinical settings. |
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