| Literature DB >> 12907924 |
Abstract
An 82-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression and early Alzheimer's disease was started on methylphenidate. Significant obsessive-compulsive behavior ensued but diminished over several weeks when methylphenidate was replaced by fluvoxamine. The patient had no prior psychiatric history, but he had a sister with obsessive-compulsive disorder. It appears that methylphenidate precipitated the patient's pathological behavior.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12907924 DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900018885
Source DB: PubMed Journal: CNS Spectr ISSN: 1092-8529 Impact factor: 3.790