A neuropsychiatric review of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: etiology and efficacious treatments.
Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic neuropsychiatric condition associated with broad impairments in functioning. This paper outlines current etiological theories of OCD, providing a review of neuroanatomical, neurochemical, neuroimmunological, and cognitive-behavioral explanations. Subsequently, first-line treatment modalities are discussed (serotonin reuptake inhibitors [SRIs] and cognitive-behavioral therapy [CBT] with exposure and response prevention [E/RP]) in the context of recent pharmacological, CBT, and combined trials.
Lewin
Adam B
AB
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. estorch@psychiatry.ufl.edu.
Storch
Eric A
EA
Geffken
Gary R
GR
Goodman
Wayne K
WK
Murphy
Tanya K
TK