Exposure therapy good addition for OCD treatment: study

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Exposure therapy and antidepressants help lessen the severity of symptoms for people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) more than the medication alone, according to a new study. In the case of people with moderately severe OCD symptoms, the combination of so-called exposure and ritual prevention therapy with antidepressants was more effective than the combination of antidepressants and antipsychotic medications at reducing symptoms. …