The putative catalytic role of higher serotonin bioavailability in the clinical response to exposure and response prevention in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.); 38 (4), 2016
Objective: Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is effective to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but the lack of tolerance to the aversion nature of exposure techniques results in a high drop-out rate. There have been reports of a generic stress endurance effect of serotonin (5-HT) in the cen...
Terapia Aversiva, Biomarcadores/sangre, Plaquetas/química, Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual/métodos, Depresión/diagnóstico, Depresión/terapia, Estudios de Seguimiento, Trastorno Obsesivo Compulsivo/sangre, Trastorno Obsesivo Compulsivo/psicología, Trastorno Obsesivo Compulsivo/terapia, Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica, Serotonina/sangre, Agonistas de Receptores de Serotonina/sangre, Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad, Resultado del Tratamiento