Title: Dopamine Pharmacological Agents in Resistant-OCD
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Author(s):Stefano Pallanti, Giacomo Grassi and Iuliia Burian
Affiliation:Department of Psychiatry, University of Florence, Via delle Gore 2H, 50100 Florence, Italy.
Keywords:OCD, resistant-OCD, antipsychotics augmentation, dopamine agents, ondansetron, endogenous, placebo-controlled, quetiapine, olanzapine, aripiprazole, Haloperidol, risperidone augmentation, Sydenham's chorea, amphetamine, cocaine
Abstract: The paper provides a brief summary of current preclinical and clinical evidences of dopaminergic system involvement in OCD pathophysiology. We also provide an overview of effectiveness and long-term safety of dopaminergic agents in the treatment of resistant OCD.
