Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Psychopharmacology Update

Abstract

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Pediatric Internalizing Disorders

“…Dr. Azeem joined the Sidra Medical and Research Center after departing from the Albert J. about the guest editor tor (SSRI) class have been shown to be effective for pediatric OCD; 3 however, not many SSRIs have been FDA-approved for the treatment of pediatric OCD.…”