1997
FUTURE THERAPIES OF TOURETTE SYNDROME * *Portions of this article have previously appeared in Chappell PB, Leckman JF, Riddle MA: The pharmacologic treatment of tic disorders. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin North Am. 4:197, 1995.
Chappell PB, Scahill LD, Leckman JF. FUTURE THERAPIES OF TOURETTE SYNDROME * *Portions of this article have previously appeared in Chappell PB, Leckman JF, Riddle MA: The pharmacologic treatment of tic disorders. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin North Am. 4:197, 1995. Neurologic Clinics 1997, 15: 429-450. PMID: 9115473, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70324-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeNew atypical antipsychotic medicationsCorticotropin-releasing factor antagonistAmino acid neurotransmitter systemsUnacceptable side effect profileAvailable pharmacologic therapiesNewer atypical antipsychoticsTreatment of ticsSide effect profileSubgroup of patientsAtypical antipsychotic medicationsTourette syndrome patientsLong-term courseReceptor affinity profileNonpharmacologic interventionsPharmacologic therapyPharmacologic treatmentAtypical antipsychoticsEffect profileAntipsychotic medicationTic disordersNeurotransmitter systemsSyndrome patientsFactor antagonistsSet of symptoms
1995
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 disorderY-BOCS scoresYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleRisperidone 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