Is long-term treatment effective in OCD?
| Autor: | N.A. Fineberg, D. B. Montgomery, R. Evans, Stuart Montgomery |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
Pharmacology
Drug Clomipramine medicine.medical_specialty Sertraline Long term treatment business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Serotonin reuptake Discontinuation Psychiatry and Mental health Neurology medicine Pharmacology (medical) Neurology (clinical) Psychiatry business Biological Psychiatry medicine.drug media_common |
| Zdroj: | European Neuropsychopharmacology. 3:289-291 |
| ISSN: | 0924-977X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0924-977x(93)90078-z |
| Popis: | OCD is generally a long-term chronic illness and we therefore need to know if treatments that have been shown to be effective in short-term studies maintain their efficacy over the longer term. The efficacy of serotonin reuptake inhibitors has been shown in short-term studies in OCD but there have been few long-term studies. There is evidence of long-term efficacy with clomipramine and sertraline from double-blind continuation of treatment in responders to short-term treatment. Rapid return of symptoms on discontinuation of the drug suggests that continued long-term treatment may be needed. |
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