Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): main characteristics, classification, symptoms and treatment

Authors

  • Dacio Ronie Soares da Silva Uninove, SP
  • Eduardo Tadeu da Silva Alencar Uninove, SP
  • Emerson da Silva Dias Uninove, SP
  • Fabiana Gatti de Menezes FGM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v6i2.1161

Keywords:

Análise do comportamento. Antidepressivos. Benzodiazepínicos. Transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo.

Abstract

When stereotyped behavior is time consuming (taking more than an hour a day) or significantly interferes with the person’s health, social or occupational functioning, it is possible to be an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In this review, it was aimed to define symptoms and treatments of OCD and to show the necessity of a multidisciplinary health professionals team. To sum up, the results emphasize advantages and disadvantages of a multidisciplinary approach (physicians, psychologists, nurses, pharmacists and others). Antidepressants that inhibit serotonin recapture and contribute to reducing obsessive and compulsive symptoms and promote patient’s participation in psychotherapy or antidepressants association, with different mechanisms of action, lowering drug doses, minimizing adverse effects and tolerance event.

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Author Biography

Dacio Ronie Soares da Silva, Uninove, SP

Graduado em 2007 pelo Centro Universitário Nove de Julho.

Published

2008-08-05

How to Cite

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da Silva DRS, Alencar ET da S, Dias E da S, de Menezes FG. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): main characteristics, classification, symptoms and treatment. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2008 Aug. 5 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];6(2):351-60. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/1161

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