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Obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents: issues in management
J L Rapoport1, H L Leonard, S E Swedo
1Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md. 20892.
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
Clinical experience with children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) suggests the need for long-term care. In addition to maintenance drug treatment, behavior therapy and family counseling are usually indicated. Family counseling can help prevent the avoidant behavior that is a serious complication of OCD. The outcome for OCD in children and adolescents has been improved by the use of these active long-term therapies.