Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Diagnosis and management of OCD.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Mental Health

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Obsessive-compulsive disorder
National
NICE guideline [CG31]
National
NICE guideline [CG31]: Obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder
National
APA Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (2007)
Local
Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders
Local
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline: Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (2014)
Local
Evidence-based guidelines for anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette’s syndrome in children and youth: A rapid review (CACAP)
Local
Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (AACAP)
Local