TREATING OCD

• HOW IS OCD TREATED?

  drug therapy
• WHAT TWO TYPES OF DRUGS CAN BE USED TO TREAT OCD?

  SSRIs or tricyclics
• WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SSRI?

  fluoextine
• WHAT DOES SSRI STAND FOR?

  selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
• WHAT DO SSRIS DO?

  • inhibit reuptake of serotonin pre-synaptic neurone
  • increase serotonin in synapse
  • reduce anxiety/ need to display compulsive behaviour
• WHAT DO TRICYCLICS DO?

  block reabsorption of serotonin/ noradrenaline
• WHEN ARE TRICYCLICS USED?

  patients don't respond to SSRIs
• WHY ARE TRICYCLICS NOT USED ALL THE TIME?

  more severe side effects
• EVALUATION OF DRUG THERAPY?

  + quicker treatment

  + real world application

  + research support

  + practical

  -side effects

  -not universal
• RESEARCH SUPPORT?

  Soomro
• PRACTICAL?

  cost, time effective, non-disruptive
• NOT UNIVERSAL?

  dependency and withdrawal