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Depression and anxiety
A practice question in the style of the MCCQE MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A man with OCD has a partial response to fluoxetine after 4 weeks at a low dose. What is next?
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The answer is C: Raise the dose and wait.
OCD often needs higher doses and 8 to 12 week trials.
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