Pharmacotherapy of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Pierre Janet on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (1903)

“…He notes the absence of any somatic agent that is specifically able to attack the underlying cause of the disorder; this remains the case today,16 although the drug clomipramine may represent a step in that direction. 50 Instead, Janet emphasizes the "moral" approaches. His psychotherapeutic approach is singular.…”