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Drug Treatments OCD - Coggle Diagram
Drug Treatments
OCD
Antidepressants
act on serotonin
e.g sertraline
blocking reputake
so it is available for
a longer period
Anti-Anxiety Drugs
benzodiazepines
increasing effectiveness
of GABA to regulate anxiety
lowers physiological
arousal
Beta Blockers
propranolol
block stress
hormone
feel less physiological
stress
=fewer obsessional
thoughts
=less complusions
Evaluation
can be used
to treat cases
where CBT hadn’t
been effective
empirical evidence
=Soomro et al
=antidepressants
are more effective
than placebo in
reducing OCD symptoms
reduced need for
neurosurgery
=irreversible
procedure with risks
like seizures and
personality changes
Koran et al
=long term
=prevent relapse
over an 80 week
trial
may cause
side effects
like headaches
=limit usefulness
because people
don’t want to take
them
most of the
time most
effective combined
wuth CBT
likely to relapse
if stopped
Ravizza Et Al
=SSRIs
not effective for
40% of people