Should OCD be classified as an anxiety disorder in DSM-V?

DJ, Stein; NA, Fineberg; OJ, Bienvenu; D, Denys; C, Lochner; G, Nestadt; JF, Leckman; SL, Rauch; KA, Phillips

doi:10.1002/da.20699

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Should OCD be classified as an anxiety disorder in DSM-V?

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Authors:

Stein DJ

Fineberg NA

Bienvenu OJ

Abstract

In DSM-III, DSM-III-R, and DSM-IV, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was classified as an anxiety disorder. In ICD-10, OCD is classified separately from the anxiety disorders, although within the same larger category as anxiety disorders (as one of the "neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform dis...

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