TY - JOUR T1 - Obsessive-compulsive disorder: case study and discussion of treatment. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 210 LP - 212 VL - 40 IS - 334 AU - J Turk AU - I M Marks AU - J Horder Y1 - 1990/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/40/334/210.abstract N2 - A patient's own account of her obsessive-compulsive disorder is presented. She describes her distressing experiences, the impact of the disturbance on her and her family's life and her subsequent improvement using the technique of exposure and response prevention. The treatments available are discussed and the benefits of self-directed behavioural psychotherapy are reviewed. A comment from a general practitioner is appended. ER -