An open trial of buspirone in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Am J Psychiatry. 1988 Oct;145(10):1285-6. doi: 10.1176/ajp.145.10.1285.

Abstract

Of 14 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who entered an 8-week open trial of buspirone, none improved. The ineffectiveness of buspirone may shed light on the serotonergic hypothesis that has been proposed for this disorder.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Buspirone / therapeutic use*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / physiopathology
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / psychology
  • Personality Inventory
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Serotonin / physiology

Substances

  • Serotonin
  • Buspirone