October 19, 2006
Behavioral Therapy Said to Treat Kids' Compulsive Disorder Best
Crystal Phend
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
The prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder in childhood is estimated as 0.5% to 4%.
The review was supported by the Australian National University.
Primary source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Source reference: O'Kearney RT, et al. "Behavioural and cognitive behavioural therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents" Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006; 4.