Abstract
The paper provides a brief summary of current preclinical and clinical evidences of dopaminergic system involvement in OCD pathophysiology. We also provide an overview of effectiveness and long-term safety of dopaminergic agents in the treatment of resistant OCD.
Keywords: OCD, resistant-OCD, antipsychotics augmentation, dopamine agents, ondansetron, endogenous, placebo-controlled, quetiapine, olanzapine, aripiprazole, Haloperidol, risperidone augmentation, Sydenham's chorea, amphetamine, cocaine
Current Psychopharmacology
Title: Dopamine Pharmacological Agents in Resistant-OCD
Volume: 1
Author(s): Stefano Pallanti, Giacomo Grassi and Iuliia Burian
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Keywords: OCD, resistant-OCD, antipsychotics augmentation, dopamine agents, ondansetron, endogenous, placebo-controlled, quetiapine, olanzapine, aripiprazole, Haloperidol, risperidone augmentation, Sydenham's chorea, amphetamine, cocaine
Abstract: The paper provides a brief summary of current preclinical and clinical evidences of dopaminergic system involvement in OCD pathophysiology. We also provide an overview of effectiveness and long-term safety of dopaminergic agents in the treatment of resistant OCD.
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Pallanti Stefano, Grassi Giacomo and Burian Iuliia, Dopamine Pharmacological Agents in Resistant-OCD, Current Psychopharmacology 2012; 1 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211556011201010044
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211556011201010044 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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