Abstract
Clomipramine has been the first drug for which specific therapeutic effects in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have been demonstrated in empirical, open studies, with doses of circa 200 mg/day, after three months of treatment. Double-blind placebo-controlled studies have confirmed the efficacy of clomipramine in OCD. The antiobsessive effect of clomipramine is independent of the co-occurrence of depression. The effect-size (ES) of clomipramine in OCD calculated as the proportion of responders to clomipramine divided by the proportion of responders to placebo is larger than the effect-sizes (ESs) of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
Translated title of the contribution | The effect-size of clomipramine in obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 131-143 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Clomipramine
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Review