Specificity of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Comparison of Fluvoxamine and Desipramine
Goodman WK, Price LH, Delgado PL, Palumbo J, Krystal JH, Nagy LM, Rasmussen SA, Heninger GR, Charney DS. Specificity of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Comparison of Fluvoxamine and Desipramine. JAMA Psychiatry 1990, 47: 577-585. PMID: 2112374, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1990.01810180077011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderReuptake inhibitorsComparison of fluvoxamineSerotonin receptor functionDouble-blind fashionGlobal response rateWeeks of treatmentBaseline depressive symptomsYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleMechanism of actionObsessive Compulsive ScaleReuptake inhibitionDopaminergic functionPrincipal diagnosisDepressive symptomsResponse rateFluvoxamineDesipramineReceptor functionObsessive-compulsive symptomsDesipramine hydrochlorideCompulsive ScaleSymptomsFluvoxamine maleate