June 2015 Study: "Half of obsessive-compulsive disorder cases misdiagnosed..."

Here's the full title of the US study: "Half of obsessive-compulsive disorder cases misdiagnosed: vignette-based survey of primary care physicians."

From the study:

"OBJECTIVE:"

"Medical settings are the primary mode of care for mental health problems; physicians' abilities with regard to psychiatric diagnosis and treatment recommendations are therefore essential. While misdiagnosis can occur across all psychiatric conditions, the heterogeneous nature of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may make this condition at an elevated risk for misidentification. The study's aim was to assess primary care physicians' ability to identify OCD."

For the details, here's the link to the abstract:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26132683