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Pharmacotherapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder
1College of Pharmacy, University of Texas, Austin 78712.
Pharmacotherapy
|January 1, 1990
Summary
Clomipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant, is a promising treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). While effective, it carries a 0.7% risk of seizures, similar to other antidepressants.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychiatry
- Pharmacology
Background:
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a severe mental health condition with unclear origins.
- Evidence suggests a link between OCD and dysfunction in the orbitofrontal striatal-limbic neuronal circuit.
- Current treatments for OCD have varying degrees of efficacy and supporting evidence.