Dr Hantouche is considered a top expert for bipolar disorders and OCD. He is also involved as the scientific advisor of AFTOC (the French Association of Patients with OCD), ARGOS (bipolar patients) and BICYCLE (parents of bipolar children). Currently, Dr Hantouche is the director of CTAH, Anxiety and Mood Center (since 2006). He has published more than 200 papers (66 cited in Pubmed*) and is the author of 10 books on OCD, Cyclothymia, Bipolar OCD, Juvenile bipolarity, Creativity, Psychoeducation for Cyclothymia, Trilogy of fears and phobias. In April 2005,he chaired the 5^th International Experts Meeting for Bipolar Disorders and launched the European Bipolar Forum - He is a reviewer for many international journals.