Bowel obsessions responsive to tricyclic antidepressants in four patients.
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.
Jenike
M A
MA
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Clinic and Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
Vitagliano
H L
HL
Rabinowitz
J
J
Goff
D C
DC
Baer
L
L
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
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic