title: Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders: effective treatment with paroxetine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine whether, like pure obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders are treatable with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Case histories of patients prescribed paroxetine for compulsive collecting, skin-picking, and trichotillomania were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients were successfully treated with paroxetine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders may share a serotonin-related dysfunction, and SSRIs may prove effective in their treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ravindran
authors.forename: Y D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Lapierre
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Anisman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D017374:Paroxetine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D017374:Paroxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors