... the disorder to diminish completely (Internet 6). Current Strategies for Treatment v/s Resistant OCD Although the majority of patients with OCD can be helped through medication, usually in combination with behavioral techniques of exposure and response prevention some remain very ill and refractory to treatment. Harvard researchers, Michael A. Jenike, MD and Scott L. Rauch, MD recommend ... the following approach for managing patients with treatment-resistant OCD Step 1 : Augmentation of SSRI with clonazepam (Klonopin) Clonazepam is a benzodiazepin ... buspirone (BuSpar) and neurolepti...

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... to protect themselves against fear of abandonment. Having learned to identify with illness and to use it as a means of expression and communication, many victims of MSBP become Munchausen patients. Thus, factitious illness may be perpetuated and an intergenerational cycle may develop. In older children, the school absenteeism that results from multiple hospitalizations brings with it loss of ... at Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center (Atlanta, GA) added facilities to perform inpatient covert video surveillance (CVS) of suspected cases of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP). Forty-on...

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... he became more fearful and confused as his own feelings of anger could find no outlet. Basically, he slowly went mad. Years later, Alex came to recognize that he fell ill because he wasn't happy and because he couldn't reconcile his own feelings of anger. He never noticed how really delightful school was and he never gave himself enough credit. Instead ... a more dangerous place. Since they know that their condition is so precarious, they try to hide inside a skin of reason where they intellectualize their existence. Therefore they, like less cerebral patients, believe that they shouldn...

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... significant loss of physical function with no apparent organic basis, usually in a single organ system * Hypochondria is characterized by excessive preoccupation with one's health and constant worry about getting ill * Prime candidates for somatoform are people with histrionic personality traits (self centered, excitable, emotional, overly dramatic, etc.) * Some people grow fond of the role of being sick ... drugs gradually elevate mood and help bring people out of a depression. Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft are most popular * Lithium is a chemical used to control mood swings in patients with...

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