title: [Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in an adult].
abstract: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a common, chronic and functionally incapacitating psychiatric disorder characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive acts. First-line drug therapy utilizes serotonin reuptake inhibitors at dosages that are usually higher and yield slower responses than those used in the treatment of major depression. Second generation antipsychotics or haloperidol may also be beneficial. Merely behavioral and/or cognitive psychotherapy may be applied in mild and moderate cases, whereas a combination of different forms of therapy is the most effective treatment in severe forms.
authors.affiliation: Psykiatrian ja Klinisen Farmakologian Erikoislääkäri, Psykoterapeutti HYKS, BioMag Laboratorio ja Kipuklinikka, HUS.
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kähkönen
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Holmberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors