other Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Review گياهان دارویی Medicinal Plants مروری Review <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe and debilitating neuropsychiatric condition that is characterized by recurrent and intrusive thought that the affected individual feels compelled to perform in order to reduce the distress. It affects between 1 to 3% of the general population around the world and has some gender-related features. Although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants and cognitive-behavioral therapy are the first line medication and treatment of OCD, an estimated 30% of patients are treatment-resistant and complete functional recovery is rare. Therefore, several researches and trials have been done to develop new pharmacotherapeutic agents or modulate different neurotransmitters for treatment of OCD. In this concept alternative medicine and particular herbal medicine are very interesting in this issue. We focus on some herbal medicine in the treatment of OCD in this review.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe and debilitating neuropsychiatric condition that is characterized by recurrent and intrusive thought that the affected individual feels compelled to perform in order to reduce the distress. It affects between 1 to 3% of the general population around the world and has some gender-related features. Although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants and cognitive-behavioral therapy are the first line medication and treatment of OCD, an estimated 30% of patients are treatment-resistant and complete functional recovery is rare. Therefore, several researches and trials have been done to develop new pharmacotherapeutic agents or modulate different neurotransmitters for treatment of OCD. In this concept alternative medicine and particular herbal medicine are very interesting in this issue. We focus on some herbal medicine in the treatment of OCD in this review.</div> Alternative Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Obsessive compulsive disorder Alternative Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Obsessive compulsive disorder 1 5 http://jmp.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-34-41&slc_lang=other&sid=1 Z Zamani Z Zamani 100319475328460035030 100319475328460035030 No Psychiatric Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Psychiatric Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran S Akhondzadeh S Akhondzadeh s.akhond@neda.net 100319475328460035031 100319475328460035031 Yes Psychiatric Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Psychiatric Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran