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Treating OCD - Coggle Diagram
Treating OCD
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Evaluation
Drug therapy doesn't cure OCD , it only reduces the symptoms so patients can live a normal life.
Soomro et al (2008) reviewed 17 studies of SSRIs vs placebo treatments involving 3000+ patients and found they were moderately effective at treating SSRIs in the short term for adults.
Julien (2007) reported that studies of SSRIs show that although symptoms do not fully disappear, 50-80% of the OCD patients respond well and can live a relatively normal life.
Drug therapies are cheaper than other therapies as they do not require a therapist to administer them and it is more user-friendly as people are used to taking medicines.
Not always an effective treatment especially if OCD is a response to trauma. Psychological therapies may be better in this case.
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