Grados M, Scahill L, Riddle M A
Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 1999 Jul;8(3):617-34, x.
This article examines the general principles of psychopharmacologic treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents. It includes a description of the currently approved medications for the treatment of children and adolescents with OCD, their side effect profiles, approaches to refractory OCD, and a discussion of drug interactions. Future directions for research are also considered.