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Drug treatment in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Drug treatment in body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) Prescribing in children and adolescents CHAPTER 5 Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in children and adolescents The treatment of OCD and BDD in children and young people larg...

Prescribing SSRIs in children

NICE guidelines for the assessment and treatment of OCD and BDD 588 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 5 not recommended. Research in adult patients shows that BDD patients with delusional intensity appearance beliefs are as likely to r...

Initiation of treatment with medication Prescribing in children and adolescents CHAPTER 5 Initiation of treatment with medication Clomipramine and SSRIs show a similar incremental effect on obsessions and compulsions from as early as ­1–­2 weeks after initiati...

Treatment-refractory OCD and BDD in children 590 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 5 Treatment-­refractory OCD and BDD in children Evidence from randomised trials suggests that up to three-­quarters of medicated patients have an adequa...

Duration of treatment and long-term follow-up Prescribing in children and adolescents CHAPTER 5 Duration of treatment and long-­term follow-up Untreated OCD runs a chronic course. A series of adult studies have shown that discontinuation of medication tends to...

References 592 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 5 References Bandelow B, et al. World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for treatment of anxiety, obsessive-­compulsive and posttraumatic stress ­disor...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents Prescribing in children and adolescents CHAPTER 5 Post-­traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents Diagnostic issues Traumatic events and PTSD are common in young people. One i...

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Diagnostic issues

Clinical guidance Prescribing in children and adolescents CHAPTER 5 Post-­traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents Diagnostic issues Traumatic events and PTSD are common in young people. One in three children ­experiences traumatic events1 ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents Prescribing in children and adolescents CHAPTER 5 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents ■ ■A diagnosis of ADHD should be made only after a compreh...

References Prescribing in children and adolescents CHAPTER 5 References National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management. NICE Guideline [NG87]. 2018 (last updated September 2019, last a...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children and adolescents

Pharmacological treatment of core ASD symptoms Prescribing in children and adolescents CHAPTER 5 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children and adolescents Autism spectrum disorder is a complex condition characterised by core deficits in social communication d...

Pharmacological treatment of co-occurring disorders and problem behaviours in ASD Prescribing in children and adolescents CHAPTER 5 Pharmacological treatment of co-­occurring disorders and problem behaviours in ASD Inattention, overactivity and impulsiveness i...

References Prescribing in children and adolescents CHAPTER 5 References Lai MC, et  al. Prevalence of co-­occurring mental health diagnoses in the autism population: a systematic review and meta-­analysis. Lancet Psychiatry 2019; 6:­819–­829. Lever AG, et al....