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Augmentation of Behavior Therapy With d -Cycloserine for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether d-cycloserine, a partial agonist at the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamatergic receptor, enhances the efficacy of behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). METHOD: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating D-cycloserine versus placebo augmentation of behavior therapy was conducted in 23 OCD patients. Patients first underwent a diagnostic interview and pretreatment evaluation, followed by a psychoeducational/treatment planning session. Then they received 10 behavior therapy sessions. Treatment sessions were conducted twice per week. One hour before each of the behavior therapy sessions, the participants received either D-cycloserine, 100 mg, or a placebo. RESULTS: Relative to the placebo group, the D-cycloserine group's OCD symptoms were significantly more improved at mid-treatment, and the D-cycloserine group's depressive symptoms were significantly more improved at posttreatment. CONCLUSIONS: These data provide support for the use of D-cycloserine as an augmentation of behavior therapy for OCD and extend findings in animals and other human disorders suggesting that behavior therapy acts by way of long-term potentiation of glutamatergic pathways and that the effects of behavior therapy are potentiated by an NMDA agonist.

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Authors
Wilhelm, S., Buhlmann, U., Tolin, D. F., Meunier, S. A., Pearlson, G. D., Reese, H. E., Cannistraro, P., Jenike, M. A., & Rauch, S. L.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2008-03
Volume
165
Issue
3
Pages
335-341
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W2038335379
Cited by
358
References
30
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FWCI
48.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
D-cycloserine, obsessive-compulsive disorder, behavior therapy, augmentation therapy, NMDA receptor partial agonist, glutamatergic pathways, long-term potentiation, depressive symptoms
MeSH terms
Adult, Animals, Behavior Therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Cycloserine, Double-Blind Method, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Implosive Therapy, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Placebos, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Severity of Illness Index, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, Treatment Outcome, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Rats, Secondary Prevention

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