If your child's repetitive behavior gets in the way of the family's normal living pattern or your child repeatedly performs ritualistic acts, such as excessive hand washing, frequently checking doors, locks, switches or faucets, or if your child is fearful of germs and dirt, he or she may be a candidate for the study. Other signals that a child may suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder are a preoccupation with a set of numbers, order of objects, or ideas which make sense only to the child. Participants in the study must be between the ages of 7 and 17. Children who qualify to participate will receive comprehensive evaluations and study medication at no charge. The 13-week trial will require about 10 visits to Riley Hospital for Children.
Compensation is provided.
Enrollment for the study ends Aug. 31, 1999.