Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Clomipramine" in English language version.
Until very recently, the "gold standard" of pharmacologic therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder has been clomipramine. At this time, however, the SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) have become the drugs of choice.
[...] desmethylclomipramine levels may be twice as high as those of clomipramine (Rudorfer & Potter, 1999).
Clomipramine or 3-chloro-imipramine (Figure 4) is imipramine with a chlorine atom added to one of its rings.