Addition of desipramine to serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treatment- resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder
Barr LC, Goodman WK, Anand A, McDougle CJ, Price LH. Addition of desipramine to serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treatment- resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1997, 154: 1293-1295. PMID: 9286191, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.9.1293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsReuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsTreatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorderDouble-blind studyNorepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsReuptake of norepinephrineSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsAddition of desipraminePlacebo groupSuperior efficacyDepressive symptomsDesipramineSymptomsSignificant differencesPatientsTreatmentInhibitorsDisordersPlaceboNorepinephrineClomipramineReuptakeWeeks