Data di Pubblicazione:
2006
Citazione:
Topiramate plus paroxetine in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder / E. Hollander, B. Dell'Osso. - In: INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0268-1315. - 21:3(2006), pp. 189-191.
Abstract:
We report a case of treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that was successfully treated with a pharmacological augmentation of topiramate plus paroxetine. The patient, a 45-year-old woman, was on a stable dose of paroxetine (40 mg/day) when she was started on topiramate (up to 150 mg/day). After 9 weeks of this treatment, her clinical condition remarkably improved, as indicated by a significant decrease of the evaluation scales (Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale and Clinical Global Impression Scale). Our case suggests that topiramate might be beneficial in augmentation with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in patients with treatment-resistant OCD, although further investigations are warranted to confirm our findings.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
augmentation; obsessive-compulsive disorder; paroxetine; topiramate; treatment-resistant
Elenco autori:
E. Hollander, B. Dell'Osso
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