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Drugs For Ocd

Health Encyclopedia: Anxiety Disorders Medications

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Until recently, the anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines were the primary medications for anxiety. Increasingly, antidepressants, particularly the selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are being used as the initial treatment. They are proving to be effective, nonaddictive, and to have relatively minor side effects.

Many standard antidepressants take 2 - 4 weeks, and sometimes up to 12 weeks, before they are fully effective. People who take them may also experience a t...

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: What You Need to Know

By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert

"A thought connected to OCD is probably more prevalent in my life than any other thought in the... Read more »

OCD - Statistics on Underdiagnosis and Undertreatment

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most common mental illnesses in the United... Read more »

Brain Scan Detects Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Scientists at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom have released the results of a study... Read more »

Anxiety Medications: BuSpar

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...for people with severe anxiety, panic disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The... Read more »

ADHD and Compulsive Picking at Skin or Pulling out Hair

By Merely Me , Health Expert

...Some people with ADHD also have what is known as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD... Read more »

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Anxiety Disorders: Highlights

Anxiety Disorders and Physical HealthAnxiety disorders affect more than emotional health -- they are also associated with many physical illnesses, suggests important new research in the... Read more »

Anxiety Disorders: Risk Factors

As many as 25% of all American adults experience intense anxiety at sometime in their lives. The prevalence of true anxiety disorders is much lower, although they are still the most... Read more »

Anxiety Disorders: Introduction

Fear and stress reactions are essential for human survival. They enable people to pursue important goals and to respond appropriately to danger. In a healthy individual, the stress... Read more »

Anxiety Disorders: Complications

Studies consistently report that all types of anxiety disorders can be very debilitating and seriously affect a persons quality of life.Association with Depression and Bipolar... Read more »

Eating Disorders: Treatment for Anorexia

for AnorexiaThe treatment goals for patients with anorexia require a team approach. Doctors should immediately check and treat any medical problems related to the condition, such as bone... Read more »

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