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D‐cycloserine found ineffective in CBT augmentation for pediatric OCD
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7567
pISSN - 1527-8395
DOI - 10.1002/cpu.30147
Subject(s) - cycloserine , intervention (counseling) , cognitive behavioral therapy , medicine , clinical psychology , cognition , psychology , antibiotic therapy , psychotherapist , psychiatry , antibiotics , tuberculosis , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Even after intervention with cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD), some patients still have symptoms. An antibiotic, D‐cycloserine, has been shown to enhance CBT outcomes for adults with OCD, but according to a new study, it is ineffective in youth.