title: Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents. A review of the literature.
abstract: The literature on treatment of childhood and adolescent obsessive-compulsive disorder is reviewed. Most studies concerning treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder has been based on experience from adult patients. Only a few controlled trials using medication with obsessive-compulsive children have been produced. No controlled study has as yet documented the effect of behavioural therapy alone. The most effective treatment seems to be a combination of behavioural therapy and medication with a serotonin reuptake inhibitor. In the treatment of children with OCD, it is important to consider the child's personality and comorbid disorders.
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Research, Risskov, Denmark.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Thomsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011612:Psychosurgery; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs