Limited therapeutic effect of addition of buspirone in fluvoxamine-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder.

McDougle, C J; Goodman, W K; Leckman, J F; Holzer, J C; Barr, L C; McCance-Katz, E; Heninger, G R; Price, L H · Am J Psychiatry · 1993

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Abstract

The authors found that buspirone added to the treatment of 33 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who were refractory to the serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluvoxamine was no better than placebo in reducing obsessive-compulsive, depressive, or anxiety symptoms. This finding suggests that addition of buspirone to ongoing fluvoxamine therapy is not an effective treatment strategy for most patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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