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What are the pros and cons of behavior therapy for OCD?

Wayne K. Goodman, MD
Wayne K. Goodman, MD on behalf of The Mount Sinai Health System
Psychiatry
Unlike drug therapy for OCD, behavior therapy has no side effects. In this video, Wayne Goodman, MD, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, describes the advantages of behavior therapy for OCD.

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