title: Obsessive-compulsive disorder revisited from a treatment perspective.
abstract: The brain circuitry that mediates OCD appears to be different from that involved in anxiety, fear, stress and mood related disorders. It has become increasingly clear that the compulsive behaviors of OCD patients share more similarities with addictive than affective disorders. Recent advances in Deep Brain Stimulation techniques encourage a cautious optimism that ultimately new and effective treatment approaches will be found for this debilitating condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Herman G M
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Westenberg
mesh_terms: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D002997:Clomipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002997:Clomipramine; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors