Common antidepressant drugs such as Prozac and Zoloft can be effective treatment options for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), according to a new review of studies.
Patients who take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, are twice as likely to get some relief from their OCD symptoms as those who take placebo pills are.
However, the drugs have a "modest" effect at best, said Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Soomro, lead review author and honorary research fellow at St. George's Hospital Medical School in London.
"Although SSRIs should be considered potentially effective treatments for OCD patients, treatment decisions need to take account of the potential adverse effects of these drugs," including nausea, insomnia and sexual dysfunction, he warned.
READ MORE @ MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Brain scans 'may detect OCD risk'
Brain scans may be able to reveal which people are at genetic risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), researchers say.
Individuals with OCD and their close relatives have distinctive patterns in their brain structure, a team at Cambridge University found.
The genes responsible remain unknown, but it appears they change the brain's anatomy, which may aid diagnosis.
The study is published in the latest edition of the journal Brain.
OCD is an anxiety disorder in which the person is compelled by irrational fears and thoughts to repeat seemingly needless actions over and over again.
It can manifest itself in repetitive behaviours, such as excessive hand washing, cleaning or repeated checking, affects 2%-3% of the population and is known to run in families.
READ MORE @ BBC
Individuals with OCD and their close relatives have distinctive patterns in their brain structure, a team at Cambridge University found.
The genes responsible remain unknown, but it appears they change the brain's anatomy, which may aid diagnosis.
The study is published in the latest edition of the journal Brain.
OCD is an anxiety disorder in which the person is compelled by irrational fears and thoughts to repeat seemingly needless actions over and over again.
It can manifest itself in repetitive behaviours, such as excessive hand washing, cleaning or repeated checking, affects 2%-3% of the population and is known to run in families.
READ MORE @ BBC
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Trials in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Highlight Group Therapy, Escitalopram, and Anticonvulsants: Presented at CPA
The latest research on the management of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) suggests that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can be as effective in groups and in the office as it is in one-on-one sessions and in the home. Also, the antidepressant escitalopram and anticonvulsants topiramate and lamotrigine may play a more important therapeutic role than has previously been recognised.
Pratap Chokka, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Alberta, Psychiatrist, Grey Nuns Hospital, Edmonton, Canada, presented the latest findings on the management of OCD here on November 17 at the 57th Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA).
Currently, CBT is a mainstay of treatment for OCD. As a stand-alone treatment, it has been found in some studies to be as effective as antidepressants. While one-on-one CBT therapy was believed until recently to be the most effective option, 2007 data has revealed that, in fact, both individual and group therapy are effective. While response rates were faster with individual therapy, overall response rates were similar with both modalities. This is an important finding for a real world setting, where patients are often on waiting lists to receive CBT, said Dr. Chokka.
READ MORE @ DOCTOR'S GUIDE
Pratap Chokka, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Alberta, Psychiatrist, Grey Nuns Hospital, Edmonton, Canada, presented the latest findings on the management of OCD here on November 17 at the 57th Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA).
Currently, CBT is a mainstay of treatment for OCD. As a stand-alone treatment, it has been found in some studies to be as effective as antidepressants. While one-on-one CBT therapy was believed until recently to be the most effective option, 2007 data has revealed that, in fact, both individual and group therapy are effective. While response rates were faster with individual therapy, overall response rates were similar with both modalities. This is an important finding for a real world setting, where patients are often on waiting lists to receive CBT, said Dr. Chokka.
READ MORE @ DOCTOR'S GUIDE
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Consensus OCD Report Published
Leading international experts in obsessive compulsive disorder have published a new consensus report aimed at providing analysis and guidance to drive improved diagnosis and management of OCD worldwide.
Presented at The European Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, 17-21 March 2007 and recently published in CNS Spectrums, the report has made a number of important recommendations including the removal of OCD from anxiety disorders to create its own category.
READ MORE @ PRNewswire
Presented at The European Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, 17-21 March 2007 and recently published in CNS Spectrums, the report has made a number of important recommendations including the removal of OCD from anxiety disorders to create its own category.
READ MORE @ PRNewswire
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