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lüll Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents Walitza S; Melfsen S; Jans T; Zellmann H; Wewetzer C; Warnke ADtsch Arztebl Int 2011[Mar]; 108 (11): 173-9BACKGROUND: Early-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the more common mental illnesses of children and adolescents, with prevalence of 1% to 3%. Its manifestations often lead to severe impairment and to conflict in the family. In this review, we summarize the manifestations, comorbidity, pathophysiology, and course of this disease as well as current modes of diagnosis and treatment. METHODS: We selectively review the relevant literature and the German-language guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses in children and adolescents. RESULTS: Obsessive-compulsive manifestations are of many types and cause severe impairment. Comorbid mental disturbances are present in as many as 70% of patients. The disease takes a chronic course in more than 40% of patients. Cognitive behavioral therapy is the treatment of first choice, followed by combination pharmacotherapy including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and then by SSRI alone. CONCLUSION: OCD often begins in childhood or adolescence. There are empirically based neurobiological and cognitive-behavioral models of its pathophysiology. Multiaxial diagnostic evaluation permits early diagnosis. Behavioral therapy and medications are highly effective treatments, but the disorder nonetheless takes a chronic course in a large percentage of patients.|*Child Welfare[MESH]|*Practice Guidelines as Topic[MESH]|Adolescent[MESH]|Adolescent Medicine/*standards[MESH]|Child, Preschool[MESH]|Female[MESH]|Germany[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Infant[MESH]|Infant, Newborn[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/*diagnosis/*therapy[MESH]|Pediatrics/*standards[MESH]|Young Adult[MESH] |