[Successful treatment of seasonal compulsive syndrome with phototherapy].
We report the case of a 40-year-old woman with a seasonal form of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) which was usually accompanied by obsessions and occurred only in autumn or winter. Frequently, the OCD symptomatology was accompanied by depression. After a 12-day treatment with full spectrum bright light (3000 lux; 2 hours a day between 9 and 11 am) without changing the long-term antidepressive medication (125 mg amitriptyline/day) there was a complete remission of OCD symptomatology, with no relapse during the next months.
Höflich
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Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik, Bonn.
Kasper
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Möller
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D000328:Adult; D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010789:Phototherapy; D016574:Seasonal Affective Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012621:Seasons
D000639:Amitriptyline
Erfolgreiche Behandlung eines saisonalen Zwangssyndroms mit Lichttherapie.