obsessive-compulsive disorder Specialised in-patient treatment for severe, chronic, resistant

Twenty-six patients were admittedover the studyperiod.Themeanageofallpatientswas37years(s.d.=13.8,range18-61years) and they had amean duration of OCD of18.4 years(s.d.=10.9, range 4-40years).Instruments measuring severitydemonstrateda 37-67% reductioninobsessive-compulsive symptomsanda 64% reductionin depressivesymptoms afteranaverage ofalmost15 weeks in hospital.