title: Bowel obsessions responsive to tricyclic antidepressants in four patients.
abstract: The authors report on four patients with disabling bowel obsessions who responded to tricyclic antidepressant medication despite the absence of depressive symptoms. The relationship of this symptom constellation to DSM-III obsessive-compulsive disorder and social phobia is discussed.
authors: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Clinic and Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Jenike
authors: H L
authors: HL
authors: Vitagliano
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Rabinowitz
authors: D C
authors: DC
authors: Goff
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Baer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003672:Defecation; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic