title: Multiple endocrine responses to clonidine in obsessive compulsive dissorder.
abstract: Seventy two subjects with OCD were compared with 18 normal healthy volunteers on multiple neuroendocrine responses to clonidine. Significant heterogeneity in OCD was observed in responses of growth hormone. There was also significant disturbances in Cortisol and ACTH release. An interactional model for noradrenergic and serotonergic dysfunction in OCD is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Sumant Khanna, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore - 560 029.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Subhash
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Rama Rao
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Channabasavanna