biological approach to treatment of OCD

Question 1

Cost effective and less disruptive

Answer 1

Skapnakis er al. (2016): cognitive and behavioural therapies more effective

Question 2

supportive evidence from meta-analysis

Answer 2

Soomro et al (2016): SSRIS better than placebo but there is little long term data

Question 3

Unpleasent side effects:

Answer 3

Ashton et al. (1997): drugs described for <4 weeks

Question 4

treatment of the symptoms not the cause

Answer 4

Koran et al. (2007): psychological treatments may address the cause provide lasting treatment
SSRIs only have symptomatic effect

Question 5

Publication bias may skew the evidence

Answer 5

Turner et al. (2008): evidence for file-drawer effect