[Therapeutic strategies for obsessive-compulsive disorder refractory to treatment].

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic disabling disease with profound implications for social functioning. OCD affects all spheres of functioning of patients who suffer the disorder. Treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitors is effective in 40% to 60% of patients with OCD, but a large percentage of patients are non responsive to treatment.

[How do Argentinean psychiatrists treat depression?].

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the prescribing practices of Argentinean psychiatrists in the treatment of major depression and to observe similarities and/or differences with some consensus or treatment guidelines.

Methodology: Four hundred two psychiatrists were surveyed during a specialty meeting in October 2005.

Results: A total of 88.

[Assessment of sexual function from a psychopharmacological viewpoint].

The aim of this paper is to discuss aspects linked to the assessment of sexual activity in mental health patients. Traditionally, and to this day, this assessment has received insufficient consideration by intervening professionals. Emphasis is made on determining the onset of sexual dysfunction with respect to the disorder prompting the visit.

[Mental Health Residents 2000. Their opinion about their training six years after a previous survey].

Objective: To assess the subjective perception of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Residents from Buenos Aires regarding their training in the year 2000.

Methodology: During the Seventh Annual Meeting of Mental Health Residents from the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, an anonymous and self completed survey was carried out by Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Residents. These quantitative results were combined with a qualitative analysis of Residents' papers published in a previous article.