FLUVOXAMINE TREATMENT OF COINCIDENT AUTISTIC DISORDER AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER - A CASE-REPORT

被引:48
作者
MCDOUGLE, CJ
PRICE, LH
GOODMAN, WK
机构
[1] Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine
[2] Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit, Ribicoff Research Facilities, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven
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D O I
10.1007/BF02216058
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
This is a single-case report of fluvoxamine treatment of comorbid autistic disorder (AD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Psychological, neuroanatomical, and neurochemical parallels are drawn between AD and OCD. The implications of this case of coincident AD and OCD, as well as the response to fluvoxamine, are discussed with respect to nosology, pathophysiology, and treatment of these disorders. © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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页码:537 / 543
页数:7
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