Pharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Pittenger C, Bloch MH. Pharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2014, 37: 375-391. PMID: 25150568, PMCID: PMC4143776, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological treatmentLow-dose neuroleptic medicationsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsProfound clinical challengeSecond-line treatmentSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSignificant symptomatic reliefTricyclic clomipramineAppropriate pharmacotherapyNeuroleptic medicationReuptake inhibitorsSubstantial morbiditySymptomatic reliefAvailable treatmentsClinical challengeHigh dosesOCD refractoryTreatmentDisordersMedicationsMorbidityPharmacotherapyPatientsClomipramine