TOWARD A PSYCHOBIOLOGY OF OBSESSIVE-COMPU LSIVE DISORDER

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an uncommon psychopathological condit ion, characterized by a set of disturbing symptoms that usually disrup ts the ongoing behaviour. A growing body of evidence from genetic, bra in imaging techniques and psychopharmacological studies links this syn drome to frontal lobe and basal ganglia dysfunction and to the seroton in system. In this article we review the most recent studies exploring the biological, neuropsychological and clinical aspects of obsessive- compulsive disorder.