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Expert Q&A

Basics of Office-Based CBT for OCD

November 1, 2023

Robert D. Friedberg, PhD, ABPP.

Head, Child and Family Emphasis Area, Core Full Professor, and Director and Research Group Advisor, Center for the Study and Treatment of Anxious Youth; Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA.

Dr. Friedberg has served as a consultant for Kinark Child and Family Services and Psychological Assessment Resources. Relevant financial relationships listed for the author have been mitigated.

OCD is typically treated with CBT and SSRIs. But do you understand the mental mechanics of Exposure and Response Prevention? This is critical to supporting families, and once you learn about it, you might want to do it yourself. We show you the path to learning how.

Quetiapine in Bipolar With OCD

January 4, 2022

Richard Moldawsky, MD.

Richard Moldawsky, MD. Dr. Moldawsky has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

OCD and bipolar disorder often occur together, and this randomized controlled trial looks at whether quetiapine can treat this comorbidity.

EXPERT Q&A

The Schizophrenia-OCD Overlap

September 28, 2021

Michael Poyurovsky, MD

Michael Poyurovsky, MD

Ma’ale HaCarmel Mental Health Center, Tirat Carmel, Israel; Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. Dr. Poyurovsky has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

OCD and schizophrenia often overlap, but treatment of this comorbidity is risky terrain. Dr. Poyurovsky explains when antidepressants should be avoided and details which antipsychotics are more likely to exacerbate OCD and which ones are more likely to help it.

SSRIs vs SNRIs in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Which Are More Tolerable?

July 14, 2021

John Raiss, MD.

John Raiss, MD. Dr. Raiss has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Which class of medication performs better for treating anxiety or OCD in children and adolescents, SSRI’s or SNRI’s? This study sorts through the comparative efficacy vs. side effects so that you can better decide how to help your patients.

Long-Term Treatment Response in Pediatric OCD

March 12, 2021

Pavan Madan, MD

Pavan Madan, MD Dr. Madan has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Which is better for OCD in children and adolescents: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Serotonin Specific Reuptake Inhibitors or a combination of both in children and adolescents? Are there reasonable options between these choices? This research review gives some helpful answers that you can put into practice with your patients today.