title: Risperidone as monotherapy for a patient with obsessive compulsive disorder comorbid with schizoaffective disorder: a case report.
abstract: Data on the efficacy of antipsychotics as monotherapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are inadequate. This report presents the case of a patient with OCD that was successfully treated with risperidone as monotherapy. Assessments revealed significant reductions in OCD symptoms after risperidone treatment (4 mg/d). This report suggests the beneficial effect of risperidone for a patient with OCD comorbid with schizoaffective disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: Pao-Yen
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D018967:Risperidone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D018967:Risperidone