Knowledge of pharmacotherapeutic treatment options in obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD) has grown considerably over the past 40 years. Serotonergic antidepressants, such …

University of Florida College of Medicine Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is usually
chronic, often debilitating, and more common than previously believed. Not long ago, it was …

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) involving exposure and ritual prevention (EX/RP) is a
wellestablished treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults. Support for its …

Recently, atypical antipsychotics have been used for the management of the patients with
refractory obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). The aim of the present study was to …

Objective The authors assessed the efficacy of clozapine monotherapy for adults with
treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. Method Twelve adults with refractory …

Synopsis Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic agent whose mode of action is thought to
pertain to its interactions with dopamine and serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) …

It is now recognized that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects almost 3% of the
world's population and is a major worldwide health problem. Much has been learned in the …

Currently, all second-generation antipsychotics are approved for schizophrenia. Many are
also approved for bipolar disorder, with some also approved as adjunctive treatment for …

Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms have been observed in a substantial
proportion of schizophrenic patients. There are some reports describing the appearance de …

Low doses of the atypical antipsychotic drug risperidone are effective in patients with
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) not responding to serotonin (5-HT) reuptake …