The Obsessive Compulsive Disorder service for children and adolescents run by SLaM (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) is the only one in the country that provides this range of treatments. It is currently running two trials which they hope will improve outcomes. One is assessing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) delivered by telephone and the other is investigating the prescribing of the drug D-Cycloserine.
Thirty eight children who received cognitive behavioural family-based therapy (CBFT) seven years ago have been reassessed to measure the long term effectiveness of their treatment. The Australian study published in the Jounal of Anxiety Disorders concluded that CBFT was still effective for childhood Obsessive Compulsive Disorders after seven years.
An amino acid supplement could be the answer in helping people with the impulse disorder Trichotillomania. This supplement has already had promising results with people who suffer with obsessive compulsive disorders. The 12 week trial involved fifty patients either taking the pill or a placebo; with a 56% improvement in those taking the supplement. The findings have been published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
