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Popular Medications:

• Paxil (paroxetine) / Zoloft (sertraline) / Effexor (venlafaxine) / Celexa (citalopram)

Popular Supplements:

• St. John's wort

Alternative News:

• N-acetylcysteine in psychiatry: current therapeutic evidence and potential mechanisms of action - J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2010 Nov 1;35(6):100057 - "This review outlines the current literature regarding the use of NAC in disorders including addiction, compulsive and grooming disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. N-acetylcysteine has shown promising results in populations with these disorders, including those in whom treatment efficacy has previously been limited. The therapeutic potential of this acetylated amino acid is beginning to emerge in the field of psychiatric research" - See n-acetyl cysteine at Amazon.com.
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• Popular Herb [St. John's wort] Works for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - WebMD, 8/17/00
• Can nutritional therapies successfully treat obsessive-compulsive disorder? - Nutrition Science News, 1/99

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Other News:

• OCD: Compulsions lead to obsessions, not the other way around - Science Daily, 5/23/11
• New research helps clinicians predict treatment outcomes for children with obsessive compulsive disorder - Science Daily, 10/14/10
• New treatment options target underlying causes of childhood obsessive-compulsive and Tourette's disorders - Science Daily, 9/8/10
• Brain Device OK'd for OCD Treatment - WebMD, 2/19/09
• Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD: Helpful, Risky - WebMD, 11/12/08
• Gamma Knife Snips OCD in Bud - WebMD, 5/8/08
• Rapid Effects Of Intensive Therapy Seen In Brains Of Patients With Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - Science Daily, 1/21/08
• Data Presented Indicates Escitalopram may be a Promising Future Treatment Option in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/06
• Escitalopram Helps Prevents Relapses of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 9/18/06
• Effective OCD Treatments Largely Overlooked - Clinical Psychiatry News, 9/06
• Escitalopram Helps Prevent Relapse of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 5/25/06
• Treatment-Resistant OCD - Clinical Psychiatry News, 11/05
• Riluzole Eases Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 8/1/05
• Medication Eases Obsessive-compulsive Symptoms - Science Daily, 7/30/05
• Estrogen Affects Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - WebMD, 6/8/05
• Conquering OCD - Clinical Psychiatry News, 4/05
• SSRI Is Good Adjunct in Treating OCD - Clinical Psychiatry News, 4/05
• Therapy-resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Patients Respond to Topiramate - Doctor's Guide, 10/19/04
• Cleanliness Rules Germaphobes' Lives - WebMD, 7/12/04 - "True germaphobes have OCD"
• Topiramate May Have Role in Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 6/23/04
• Tx of Patients With OCD Should Remain Fluid - Clinical Psychiatry News, 4/04
• Risperidone Appears Safe, Effective as Augmentation Strategy in Patients With Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 12/2/03
• Increasing Serotonin Crucial for Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 11/14/03
• Don't Confuse Children With Adults When Treating OCD - Clinical Psychiatry News, 9/03
• Long-Term Sertraline Effective in Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents - Doctor's Guide, 8/11/03
• Brain Manipulations Aid Intractable OCD - Medscape, 5/27/03
• Hoarding Symptoms in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Signify a Distinctive Subtype - Doctor's Guide, 5/26/03
• Disgust May Drive Some Types of OCD - WebMD, 5/9/03
• Inference-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy May Beat Traditional Approach for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/03
• Comorbid Depression Negatively Affects Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Outcome - Doctor's Guide, 1/27/03
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Towards Better Understanding and Outcomes - Medscape, 1/15/03
• Less Intensive Therapy Is Adequate in OCD - Clinical Psychiatry News, 12/02
• Parkinson's Disease/Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Helped By Brain Stimulation - Doctor's Guide, 10/24/02
• Parkinson's Treatment [deep-brain stimulation] Reduces Obsessions - WebMD, 10/24/02
• Combination Therapy Reduces OCD Symptoms - Clinical Psychiatry News, 9/02
• Paroxetine Demonstrates Continued Efficacy In Treatment Of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 9/2/02
• High-Dose Sertraline Effective for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder when Lower Doses Fail - Doctor's Guide, 6/28/02
• Behavior Therapy and Antidepressants Boost Response in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 6/26/02
• Venlafaxine Equals Paroxetine for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/02
• Identifying Predictors of Drug Response in Patients With OCD - Psychiatry Times, 5/02
• Deep-Brain Electrical Stimulation May Relieve Symptoms of Intractable Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 4/11/02
• Sudden Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior? Think Group A Strep - Clinical Psychiatry News, 3/02
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Runs in Families - WebMD, 3/20/02
• Long-Term Sertraline Improves Pediatric OCD - Clinical Psychiatry News, 2/02
• Attention Deficit Independent of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Comorbid Youth - Doctor's Guide, 1/28/02
• Sertraline Effective In Children With OCD - Doctor's Guide, 10/22/99
• Plasma Exchange, Immunoglobulin May Reduce Some OCD And Tic Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/99
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Responds To Citalopram Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/99
• Sertraline Found Safe And Effective For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder In Children - Doctor's Guide, 11/24/98
• Pregnancy Suspected Trigger in Onset of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/97
• New Guidelines To Set Standards For Best Treatment Of OCD - Doctor's Guide, 5/12/97
• Zoloft Approved for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 10/28/96