Treatments for Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Treatment list for Obsessive-compulsive disorder:

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Obsessive-compulsive disorder includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Behavioral therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
• Antidepressants
• Clomipramine - a tricyclic.
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - a type of antidepressants
  • Fluoxetine
  • Sertraline
  • Fluvoxamine
  • Paroxetine
  • Citalopram
• Clomipramine
• Counselling
• Group therapy

Treatments of Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Online Medical Books

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

OCD is tenacious, but improvement occurs in 60% to 70% of patients who obtain treatment. Current treatment usually involves a combination of medication and cognitive behavioral therapy. Other types of psychotherapy may also be helpful.

Effective medications include clomipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, and fluvoxamine; and the benzodiazepine clonazepam.

Behavioral therapies — aversion therapy, thought stopping, thought switching, flooding, implosion therapy, and response prevention — have also been effective. (See Behavioral therapies, page 468.)

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)

Treatment usually involves a combination of medication and cognitive behavioral therapy. Other types of psychotherapy may also be helpful.

Effective medications include clomipramine; tricyclic antidepressants; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, and fluvoxamine; and clonazepam, a benzodiazepine .

Behavioral therapies — aversion therapy, thought stopping, thought switching, flooding, implosion therapy, and response prevention — have also proved effective. (See Behavioral therapies.)

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Medications used to treat Obsessive-compulsive disorder:

Note:You must always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Obsessive-compulsive disorder include:

• Clomipramine
• Anafranil
• Apo-Clomipramine
• Novo-Clopamine
• Maronil
• Fluoxetine
• Alti-Fluoxetine
• Apo-Fluoxetine
• Gen-Fluoxetine
• Med-Fluoxetine
• Prozac
• Prozac Weekly
• Sarafem
• Fluvoxamine
• Apo-Fluvoxamine
• Gen-Fluvoxamine
• Luvox
• Novo-Fluvoxamine
• PMS-Fluvoxamine
• Riva-Fluvoxamine
• Paroxetine
• Paxil
• Paxil CD
• Sertraline
• Zoloft
• Apo-Sertraline
• Gen-Sertraline
• Novo-Sertraline
• Citalopram

Unlabelled alternative drug treatments include:

• Buspirone
• Apo-buspirone
• Buspar
• Buspar Dividose
• Med-Buspirone
• Buspirex
• Censpar
• Sorbon
• Citalopram
• Celexa
• Risperidone
• Risperdal
• Venlafaxine
• Effexor
• Effexor XR
• Gen-Buspirone
• Lin-Buspirone
• Novo-Buspirone
• Nu-Buspirone
• PMS-Buspirone
• Neurosine
• Fazaclo
• Gen-Clozapine
• Rhoxal-Clozapine
• Clopsine
• Leponex

Discussion of treatments for Obsessive-compulsive disorder:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: NWHIC (Excerpt)

There are several medications and behavioral treatments that can benefit people with OCD. A combination of the two treatments is often helpful for most patients. Some individuals respond best to one therapy, some to another. Two medications that have been found effective in treating OCD are clomipramine and fluoxetine. A number of others are showing promise however, and may soon be available.

Behavioral therapy, specifically a type called exposure and response prevention, has also proven useful for treating OCD. It involves exposing the person to whatever triggers the problem and then helping him or her forego the usual ritual -- for instance, having the person touch something dirty and then not wash her hands. This therapy is often successful in patients who have completed a behavioral therapy program, though results have been less favorable in some people who have both OCD and depression. (Source: excerpt from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: NWHIC)

Facts about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: NIMH (Excerpt)

Several medications have been proven effective in helping people with OCD: clomipramine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, sertraline, and paroxetine. If one drug is not effective, others should be tried. A number of other medications are currently being studied. A type of behavioral therapy known as "exposure and response prevention" is very useful for treating OCD. In this approach, a person is deliberately and voluntarily exposed to whatever triggers the obsessive thoughts, and then is taught techniques to avoid performing the compulsive rituals and to deal with the anxiety. (Source: excerpt from Facts about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: NIMH)

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