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A remarkable response of chronic severe obsessive‐compulsive neurosis to phenelzine
Author(s) -
Mahgoub O. M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02779.x
Subject(s) - phenelzine , neurosis , monoamine oxidase inhibitor , depression (economics) , monoamine oxidase , psychiatry , medicine , psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , economics , macroeconomics , enzyme
— The author describes a 22‐year‐old male who suffered from chronic severe Obsessive‐Compulsive Neurosis (OCN) complicated by frequent depressive episodes. Administering the monoamine oxidase inhibitor phenelzine in high dosage led to complete alleviation of his depression in 10 weeks, and 3 weeks afterwards the OCN was markedly improved. The illness relapsed shortly after discontinuance of the drug.