Abstract
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe, chronic neurological condition that affects 2-3% of the population. Clinical studies and animal models have confirmed the importance of the serotonergic (5-HT) system in the neurobiology and treatment of OCD. In this context, the 5-HT agonist mCPP exacerbates symptoms in untreated OCD patients and, in rodents, it produces anxiety-like respo…