Monoamine oxidase inhibitors in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Autor: M A, Jenike, O S, Surman, N H, Cassem, P, Zusky, W H, Anderson
Rok vydání: 1983
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Zdroj: The Journal of clinical psychiatry. 44(4)
ISSN: 0160-6689
Popis: The authors describe the use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) in eight patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. In four cases, the MAOIs produced rapid and sustained remission of symptoms; no response was seen in four other patients. All patients who responded to MAOIs, but none of the nonresponders, had phobic anxiety and/or panic attacks. Thus, a trial of MAOIs is indicated in obsessive-compulsive disorder, especially when phobic anxiety or panic attacks form part of the clinical picture.
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