The Pharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Pittenger C. The Pharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2023, 46: 107-119. PMID: 36740347, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological treatmentOptimal evidence-based treatmentSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsFirst-line treatmentSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsMore treatment optionsEvidence-based treatmentsCare of individualsPersistent symptomsReuptake inhibitorsTreatment optionsAppropriate psychotherapySubstantial minorityTreatmentDisordersAugmentation strategiesRobust evidenceEvidentiary supportAntidepressantsPatientsClomipramineSymptomsMainstayFurther work