Drugs For Ocd
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
- Prevention & Treatment
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Prevention
There is no way to prevent OCD.
Treatment
OCD usually is treated with a combination of psychotherapy and medications.
Medications The most common medications used to treat OCD are antidepressants, particularly those called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). This class of medications includes fluoxetine (Prozac), fluvoxamine (Luvox), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil) and citalopram (Celexa). To treat OCD, the dose of medication usually has to be higher than when...
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From Our Experts
Deep Brain Stimulation Approved for OCD. Depression Next?
Yesterday, the FDA approved the Medtronic Reclaim Deep Brain Stimulator device for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).... Read more »
OCD: Statistics on Underdiagnosis and Undertreatment
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most common mental illnesses in the United States. Treatment for OCD normally includes a... Read more »
OCD in Children
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is estimated to effect one in every 100 children. It is a neurobiological anxiety disorder... Read more »
Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD
A recent Dutch study indicated improvement in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. The study involved 16 patients with severe OCD.... Read more »
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: OCD
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Luvox approved for social anxiety, OCD
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Luvox for use in adults with social anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. The... Read more »
When does a habit become OCD?
Nearly everyone has habits or rituals they do before going out, going to bed, or starting work for the day. But at what point does a habit or ritual... Read more »
Deep Brain Stimulation May Ease OCD
According to a new Dutch study, using electrodes to stimulate areas deep in the brain may help people with treatment-resistant, severe obsessive... Read more »
Helping OCD sufferers may do more harm than good: study
Trying to help children who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may do more harm than good, University of Florida researchers say,... Read more »
New method treats OCD patients and their partners
For as many as five million Americans with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), concerns about germs, strange noises at night, or whether they locked... Read more »
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