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Germ warfare: Arm young patients to fight obsessive-compulsive disorder

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References

Related resources

  • Chansky TE. Freeing your child from obsessive compulsive disorder: A powerful, practical program for parents of children and adolescents. New York: Crown Publishing Group, 2001.
  • March JS, Mulle K. OCD in children and adolescents: A cognitive behavioral treatment manual. New York: Guilford Press, 1998.
  • Moritz EK, Jablonsky J. Blink, blink, clop, clop: Why do we do things we can’t stop? An OCD storybook. Newton, MA: Professional Books, Inc, 1998.
  • Wagner AP. Up and down the worry hill: A children’s book about obsessive compulsive disorder and its treatment. Rochester, NY: Lighthouse Press, Inc. 2000.

Drug brand names

  • Buspirone • BuSpar
  • Citalopram • Celexa
  • Clomipramine • Anafranil
  • Clonazepam • Klonopin
  • Escitalopram • Lexapro
  • Fluoxetine • Prozac
  • Fluvoxamine • Luvox
  • Paroxetine • Paxil
  • Risperidone • Risperdal
  • Sertaline • Zoloft

Disclosure

Dr. March receives research support from Pfizer Inc., Eli Lilly and Co., and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and is a speaker for and/or consultant to Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., and Shire Pharmaceuticals Group.

Dr. Franklin and Dr. Foa report no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.

Acknowledgment

Preparation of this manuscript was supported in part by National Institute of Mental Health grants 1 K24 MHO1557 and 1 R10 MH55121 to Dr. March and by contributions from the Robert and Sarah Gorrell family and the Lupin Family Foundation.

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