2012
Effects of Ketamine in Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bloch MH, Wasylink S, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Panza KE, Billingslea E, Leckman JF, Krystal JH, Bhagwagar Z, Sanacora G, Pittenger C. Effects of Ketamine in Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 964-970. PMID: 22784486, PMCID: PMC3667652, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderKetamine infusionDepression symptomsLow-dose ketamine infusionTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorderOCD symptomsPathogenesis of OCDIncomplete symptom reliefTreatment-Refractory ObsessiveOpen-label trialRapid antidepressant effectsAspartate glutamate receptorsEffects of ketaminePotent noncompetitive antagonistGlutamate abnormalitiesAntidepressant effectsAntidepressant responseSymptom reliefKetamine effectsComorbid depressionAcute effectsGlutamate receptorsDepressive symptomsNoncompetitive antagonistInfusion
2006
A systematic review: antipsychotic augmentation with treatment refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder
Bloch MH, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Kelmendi B, Coric V, Bracken MB, Leckman JF. A systematic review: antipsychotic augmentation with treatment refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. Molecular Psychiatry 2006, 11: 622-632. PMID: 16585942, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntipsychotic AgentsBasal Ganglia DiseasesBenzodiazepinesComorbidityDepressive DisorderDibenzothiazepinesDouble-Blind MethodDrug ResistanceDrug Therapy, CombinationHaloperidolHumansMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderOlanzapinePatient DropoutsQuetiapine FumarateRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisperidoneSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsTic DisordersTreatment OutcomeConceptsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsAntipsychotic augmentationAbsolute risk differenceObsessive-compulsive disorderComorbid ticsOCD patientsTreatment responseSystematic reviewTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment-refractory OCD patientsRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderDouble-blind trialEfficacy of quetiapineTreatment-refractory OCDCochrane Central RegisterMeaningful treatment responseProportion of subjectsEfficacy of haloperidolRandomized control trialObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsSRI monotherapyAdequate trialCentral RegisterControlled TrialsReuptake inhibitors