prognosis

 OCD-Management & prognosis Management: Pharmacotherapy: First Line – SSRIs and Clomipramine [adverse side effect profile] If first line fails then antipsychotics [Haloperidol, quetiapine, risperidone, olanzapine] Other Drugs [Venlafaxine, Lithium, valproate and carbamazepine] Psychotherapy: Cognitive Behavior therapy [Exposure & Response prevention] Desensitization, thought stopping, flooding and aversive conditioning Other T/T modalities – ECT, Psychosurgery [Cingulotomy, […]