While controlled trials with SRIs have demonstrated a selective efficacy in obsessive–
compulsive disorder (OCD), up to 40–60% of patients do not have a satisfactory outcome …

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by repetitive intrusive thoughts and
compulsive time-consuming behaviors classified into three to five distinct symptom …

In this report, which is an update of a guideline published in 2002 (Bandelow et al. 2002,
World J Biol Psychiatry 3: 171), recommendations for the pharmacological treatment of …

Background To date, only 1 controlled study has found a drug (haloperidol) to be efficacious
in augmenting response in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) refractory to …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a frequent and chronic psychiatric disorder that
has been linked closely to the serotonin system mainly because of the antiobsessional …

Recently, the addition of drugs with prominent 5-HT 2 receptor antagonist properties
(risperidone, olanzapine, mirtazapine, and mianserin) to selective serotonin reuptake …

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) involving exposure and ritual prevention (EX/RP) is a
wellestablished treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults. Support for its …

Background: Although serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are the most effective
pharmacologic treatment currently available for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder …

Atypical antipsychotics (APs) are now widely in use in clinical practice. They exert a
beneficial effect in patients with schizophrenic disorders, including cases resistant to …

This double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed to determine the efficacy and
tolerability of 8 wk of risperidone augmentation of serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) …