Treatment of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder with fluvoxamine

Abstract

Ten obsessive-compulsive patients received single-blind treatment with fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, for several weeks following at least 2 weeks of placebo. The group showed significant improvement, as measured by several clinical scales and self-ratings; six patients were judged responders. Fluvoxamine appears effective in treating severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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FluvoxamineLoginObsessive compulsivePsychiatrySerotonin Uptake InhibitorsMedicinePsychologyFluoxetineComputer scienceSerotoninInternal medicine

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Year: 1987
Type: article
Volume: 144
Issue: 8
Pages: 1059-1061
Citations: 118
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                                    L H Price, 
                                
                                    W K Goodman, 
                                
                                    D S Charney
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1987). 
                            Treatment of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder with fluvoxamine. 
                            American Journal of Psychiatry
                            , 144
                            (8)
                            , 1059-1061.
                            https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.8.1059
                        

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DOI: 10.1176/ajp.144.8.1059