Successful treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder with loxapine.
The authors describe a 21-year-old man with severe, incapacitating obsessive-compulsive symptoms who was treated successfully with loxapine. The patient's response to the drug was rapid, dramatic, and sustained.
D000328:Adult; D003989:Dibenzoxazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008152:Loxapine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology
D003989:Dibenzoxazepines; D008152:Loxapine