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Naltrexone treatment in kleptomanic patients
Author(s) -
Dan Pinhas N.,
Iancu Iulian,
Grunhaus Leon
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
human psychopharmacology: clinical and experimental
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1099-1077
pISSN - 0885-6222
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1077(199912)14:8<583::aid-hup143>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - naltrexone , pharmacotherapy , psychotherapist , impulse control , mood , psychology , antagonist , substance abuse , psychiatry , medicine , receptor
Kleptomania is an impulse control disorder and that can be treated with the combination of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. The most common drug regimens include antidepressants, especially SSRIs and mood stabilizers. However, the low efficacy rates with these drugs urge research for new treatment regimens. Natrexone, an opioid receptor antagonist, which has been used in the treatment of substance abuse and impulse control disorders, may be also useful in the treatment of kleptomania. In this study we report two kleptomanic patients successfully treated with naltrexone. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.