Fluoxetine Has No Marked Effect on Tic Symptoms in Patients with Tourette's Syndrome: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study
Scahill L, Riddle MA, King RA, Hardin MT, Rasmusson A, Makuch RW, Leckman JF. Fluoxetine Has No Marked Effect on Tic Symptoms in Patients with Tourette's Syndrome: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 1997, 7: 75-85. PMID: 9334893, DOI: 10.1089/cap.1997.7.75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeObsessive-compulsive symptomsObsessive-compulsive disorderPlacebo-controlled crossover trialTreatment of ticsWeeks of treatmentEfficacy of fluoxetineFluoxetine monotherapyFluoxetine treatmentCrossover trialObsessive-compulsive featuresAdditional subjectsFluoxetineSymptomsSignificant reductionSyndromeTreatmentSubjectsCrossover analysisMonotherapyPatientsMarked effectTrialsWeeks