Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders: effective treatment with paroxetine

Can J Psychiatry. 1999 Oct;44(8):805-7. doi: 10.1177/070674379904400808.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / diagnosis
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / psychology
  • Paroxetine / adverse effects
  • Paroxetine / therapeutic use*
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Trichotillomania / diagnosis
  • Trichotillomania / drug therapy
  • Trichotillomania / psychology

Substances

  • Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
  • Paroxetine