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Still Struggling: characteristics of youth with OCD who are partial responders to medication treatment.

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Freeman, J; Sapyta, J; Garcia, A; Fitzgerald, D; Khanna, M; Choate-Summers, M; Moore, P; Chrisman, A; Haff, N; Naeem, A; March, J; Franklin, M
Published in: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev
August 2011

The primary aim of this paper is to examine the characteristics of a large sample of youth with OCD who are partial responders (i.e., still have clinically significant symptoms) to serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) medication. The sample will be described with regard to: demographics, treatment history, OCD symptoms/severity, family history and parental psychopathology, comorbidity, and global and family functioning. The sample includes 124 youth with OCD ranging in age from 7 to 17 with a primary diagnosis of OCD and a partial response to an SRI medication. The youth are a predominantly older (age 12 and over), Caucasian, middle to upper income group who had received significant past treatment. Key findings include moderate to severe OCD symptoms, high ratings of global impairment, and significant comorbidity, despite partial response to an adequate medication trial. Considerations regarding generalizability of the sample and limitations of the study are discussed.

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Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

DOI

EISSN

1573-3327

Publication Date

August 2011

Volume

42

Issue

4

Start / End Page

424 / 441

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Child
 

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Freeman, J., Sapyta, J., Garcia, A., Fitzgerald, D., Khanna, M., Choate-Summers, M., … Franklin, M. (2011). Still Struggling: characteristics of youth with OCD who are partial responders to medication treatment. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev, 42(4), 424–441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-011-0227-4
Freeman, J., J. Sapyta, A. Garcia, D. Fitzgerald, M. Khanna, M. Choate-Summers, P. Moore, et al. “Still Struggling: characteristics of youth with OCD who are partial responders to medication treatment.Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 42, no. 4 (August 2011): 424–41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-011-0227-4.
Freeman J, Sapyta J, Garcia A, Fitzgerald D, Khanna M, Choate-Summers M, et al. Still Struggling: characteristics of youth with OCD who are partial responders to medication treatment. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2011 Aug;42(4):424–41.
Freeman, J., et al. “Still Struggling: characteristics of youth with OCD who are partial responders to medication treatment.Child Psychiatry Hum Dev, vol. 42, no. 4, Aug. 2011, pp. 424–41. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10578-011-0227-4.
Freeman J, Sapyta J, Garcia A, Fitzgerald D, Khanna M, Choate-Summers M, Moore P, Chrisman A, Haff N, Naeem A, March J, Franklin M. Still Struggling: characteristics of youth with OCD who are partial responders to medication treatment. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2011 Aug;42(4):424–441.
Journal cover image

Published In

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

DOI

EISSN

1573-3327

Publication Date

August 2011

Volume

42

Issue

4

Start / End Page

424 / 441

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Child