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Practitioner Review: Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2000

Judith L. Rapoport  and
Gale Inoff-Germain
Judith L. Rapoport
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, U.S.A.
Gale Inoff-Germain
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, U.S.A.
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Abstract

This paper reviews the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents. Focusing on clinical features of the disorder and its treatment particular to pediatric onset, diagnosis, assessment, and behavioral, pharmacological, as well as new investigative treatments are covered. Adaptation of cognitive-behavioral therapy for children and adolescents, use of augmenting agents in drug treatment, and subtyping of OCD cases are developments relevant for current practice.

Keywords

Obsessive-compulsive disorderanxietybehavior therapychildrenadolescentsimmune disordersneuropsychiatrypharmacology
Type
Practitioner Review
Information
The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , May 2000 , pp. 419 - 431
Copyright
© 2000 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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