A case report of successful treatment of dysmorphophobia with tranylcypromine.
The author describes a 21-year-old woman with persistent disabling dysmorphophobia (atypical somatoform disorder) that failed to respond to neuroleptics and heterocyclic antidepressants but resolved completely with the monamine oxidase inhibitor tranylcypromine.
D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001828:Body Image; D003702:Delusions / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D014191:Tranylcypromine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D014191:Tranylcypromine