{"title":"Serotonin and treatment in obsessive-compulsive disorder.","authors":"J S March, L D Gutzman, J W Jefferson, J H Greist","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recognized since the Middle Ages, and clearly described for more than 100 years, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) continues to intrigue and challenge mental health professionals. Recent evidence has implicated dysfunctional serotonergic neurotransmission in OCD. This review summarizes the evidence favoring a serotonergic hypothesis for OCD followed by a more detailed discussion of the implications the hypothesis holds for treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":77773,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatric developments","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Psychiatric developments","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Recognized since the Middle Ages, and clearly described for more than 100 years, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) continues to intrigue and challenge mental health professionals. Recent evidence has implicated dysfunctional serotonergic neurotransmission in OCD. This review summarizes the evidence favoring a serotonergic hypothesis for OCD followed by a more detailed discussion of the implications the hypothesis holds for treatment.