Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders: effective treatment with paroxetine.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether, like pure obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders are treatable with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). METHOD: Case histories of patients prescribed paroxetine for compulsive collecting, skin-picking, and trichotillomania were reviewed. RESULTS: All patients were successfully treated with paroxetine. CONCLUSIONS: Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders may share a serotonin-related dysfunction, and SSRIs may prove effective in their treatment.

Author information

Author/s: Ravindran, A V (AV); Lapierre, Y D (YD); Anisman, H (H);

Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie (Can J Psychiatry), published in CANADA. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1999-Oct; vol 44 (issue 8) : pp 805-7

Dates: Created 1999/12/10; Completed 1999/12/10; Revised 2007/08/01;

PMID: 10566112, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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