Risperidone addition in fluvoxamine-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: three cases.
McDougle CJ, Fleischmann RL, Epperson CN, Wasylink S, Leckman JF, Price LH. Risperidone addition in fluvoxamine-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: three cases. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 1995, 56: 526-8. PMID: 7592506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonin uptake inhibitorObsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleY-BOCS scoresRisperidone additionOCD patientsComorbid chronic tic disorderPatients' Y-BOCS scoresRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderOpen-label mannerLow-dose haloperidolSide effect profileWeeks of treatmentChronic tic disorderEffective treatment strategiesObsessive Compulsive ScaleSUI treatmentEffect profileNeuroleptic treatmentTardive dyskinesiaTypical neurolepticsModerate sedationReceptor antagonistTic disordersTreatment strategies