[Combination Treatment in Children and Adolescent with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders]

Obsessive-compulsive disorders in childhood and adolescence include recurrent undesired (obsessive) thoughts and/or compulsive actions. Modern therapeutic strategies attempt to deal appropriately with the complexity of the condition through the use of multimodal concepts. These include behavioral therapy involving confrontation and the prevention of reactions, family-centered interventions and pharmacotherapy, which, in Germany, currently means the application of fluvoxamine or clomipramine.