MEDICATION SAFETY IN PEDIATRIC OB
Abstract
In recent years, much progress has be
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and chr
considered relatively intractable conditions n
psychosocial) interventions available at clin
reuptake inhibitors, atypical antipsychotics, a
is to discuss the evidence base for pharmacot
to efficacy, tolerability, and safety, and to
management in integrated behavioral healthc
disorders, there are a variety of medications
these disabling conditions.
Keywords: obsessive-compulsive disor
psychopharmacology
, Introduction :
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and
impairing conditions which affect a wide ran
children and adolescents indicate that appr
0.5%–1.0% experience Tourette Disorder, 1.
approximately 5% experience transient tic
characterized by unwanted intrusive cognit
(obsessions) followed by repetitive behav
(compulsions), which can be variably expres
perceived contamination, uncertainty about c
thoughts (ie, sexual, religious, aggressive), an
compulsions include excessive hand washing
counting, praying), reassurance seeking, unn
completed, and ordering of objects in a cert
order”. Tic disorders are characterized by b
manifest themselves through motor actions (
facial gestures) and verbal expressions (eg, g
doing so). Tic disorders encompass chronic
and Tourette Disorder (TD); CTDs (motor or
trials and in conceptualization of pathology,
Abstract
In recent years, much progress has be
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and chr
considered relatively intractable conditions n
psychosocial) interventions available at clin
reuptake inhibitors, atypical antipsychotics, a
is to discuss the evidence base for pharmacot
to efficacy, tolerability, and safety, and to
management in integrated behavioral healthc
disorders, there are a variety of medications
these disabling conditions.
Keywords: obsessive-compulsive disor
psychopharmacology
, Introduction :
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and
impairing conditions which affect a wide ran
children and adolescents indicate that appr
0.5%–1.0% experience Tourette Disorder, 1.
approximately 5% experience transient tic
characterized by unwanted intrusive cognit
(obsessions) followed by repetitive behav
(compulsions), which can be variably expres
perceived contamination, uncertainty about c
thoughts (ie, sexual, religious, aggressive), an
compulsions include excessive hand washing
counting, praying), reassurance seeking, unn
completed, and ordering of objects in a cert
order”. Tic disorders are characterized by b
manifest themselves through motor actions (
facial gestures) and verbal expressions (eg, g
doing so). Tic disorders encompass chronic
and Tourette Disorder (TD); CTDs (motor or
trials and in conceptualization of pathology,
