2009
Dimensional predictors of response to SRI pharmacotherapy in obsessive–compulsive disorder
Landeros-Weisenberger A, Bloch MH, Kelmendi B, Wegner R, Nudel J, Dombrowski P, Pittenger C, Krystal JH, Goodman WK, Leckman JF, Coric V. Dimensional predictors of response to SRI pharmacotherapy in obsessive–compulsive disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2009, 121: 175-179. PMID: 19577308, PMCID: PMC3974618, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderSRI responseSymptom dimensionsOpen-label continuation phaseClinical Global Improvement ScaleGlobal Improvement ScaleCentral serotonin systemInitial positive responseYale-Brown ObsessiveContinuation phaseMinor symptomsOrdinal logistic regressionClinical trialsSerotonin systemTreatment responseSame patientImprovement ScaleSRI treatmentPatientsSignificant associationLogistic regressionCompulsive ScaleOCD patientsOCD subjectsSymptoms
1990
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