The good news is there are effective treatments for OCD, including medications, which increase serotonin in the brain by limiting its reabsorption by brain cells, behavioral therapy that gradually desensitizes patients to their anxieties, and in some cases, electroconvulsive therapy, or surgery, when OCD doesn't respond to other forms of treatment.
La buena noticia es que hay tratamientos eficaces para el TOC, que incluyen medicamentos que aumentan la serotonina en el cerebro limitando su reabsorción por las células cerebrales, terapia conductual que desensibiliza gradualmente a las ansiedades, y en algunos casos, terapia electroconvulsiva, o cirugía, cuando el TOC no responde a otras formas de tratamiento.