Serotonergic and noradrenergic sensitivity in obsessive-compulsive disorder: behavioral findings
Abstract
Six of eight patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder had an exacerbation of symptoms when given m-chlorophenylpiperazine. Fenfluramine and placebo produced mild improvement. Six patients given intravenous clonidine experienced marked reduction in obsessions. Implications for serotonergic and noradrenergic hypotheses of obsessive- compulsive disorder are discussed.
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