Open AccessObsessive-compulsive disorder in pediatrics and adolescents: Review of treatment and future directions
Author(s) -
Emma Palmer,
Matthew A. Fuller
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
mental health clinician
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2168-9709
DOI - 10.9740/mhc.n155509
Subject(s) - obsessive compulsive , anxiety , anxiety disorder , psychiatry , pediatrics , population , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , environmental health
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder associated with significant morbidity, and found at a relatively high overall prevalence in the pediatric and adolescent population. This article reviews the treatment of OCD in pediatrics and adolescents.
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