title: Alprazolam as treatment for a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
abstract: Because of the anxiety accompanying his obsessions and a prior panic attack, an obsessive-compulsive man was given alprazolam, which reduced his obsessions and eliminated his compulsions. The authors discuss links between obsessive-compulsive disorder and other psychiatric disorders.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000525:Alprazolam; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D010200:Panic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000525:Alprazolam