Singh Rishabh, Sharma Markanday, Sahu Samiksha, Adhvaryu Arka
Department of Psychiatry, Command Hospital (Eastern Command), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Department of Psychiatry, Military Hospital, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Case Rep Psychiatry. 2025 Mar 26;2025:2908673. doi: 10.1155/crps/2908673. eCollection 2025.
Obsessive-compulsive (OC) disorder (OCD) is a common and potentially disabling illness with a waxing and waning course. OCD significantly disrupts the quality of life. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are first-line pharmacological treatments for OCD and benefit up to half of the patients. Augmentation with low-dose antipsychotics is an evidence-based second-line strategy. Psychotherapy, including cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), is used both as first and second-line treatment. A significant portion of patients, however, do not respond to conventional treatments. We present a case series on the use of Endoxifen as an augmenting agent in patients with OCD and multiple psychiatric comorbidities who did not respond well to conventional pharmacotherapy.
强迫症(OC)是一种常见且可能导致残疾的疾病,其病程呈起伏变化。强迫症会严重影响生活质量。选择性5-羟色胺再摄取抑制剂(SSRIs)是强迫症的一线药物治疗方法,多达半数的患者从中受益。低剂量抗精神病药物增效是一种基于证据的二线策略。心理治疗,包括认知行为疗法(CBT),可用作一线和二线治疗。然而,相当一部分患者对传统治疗没有反应。我们展示了一个病例系列,介绍了在患有强迫症且伴有多种精神疾病共病、对传统药物治疗反应不佳的患者中使用依多昔芬作为增效剂的情况。