Open AccessRole of Lamotrigine Augmentation in Treatment-Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Retrospective Case Review from South Asia
Author(s) -
Arshad Hussain,
Mansoor Ahmad Dar,
Rayees Ahmad Wani,
Majid Shafi Shah,
Mohd Muzzaffar Jan,
Yasir A Malik,
Rajesh Kumar Chandel,
Mushtaq Ahmad Margoob
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.155613
Subject(s) - lamotrigine , obsessive compulsive , medicine , pharmacotherapy , quality of life (healthcare) , psychiatry , pediatrics , psychology , epilepsy , nursing
Resistance to pharmacotherapy is one of the major challenges in the management of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD being a quite prevalent disorder, this resistance adds to the disability. Different strategies are being employed to counter this resistance, one of them being augmentation with glutamatergic modulators. Lamotrigine is being used for same since the recent past with mixed results.