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Paxil Shown to Treat Compulsive Hoarding

A University of California, San Diego study shows that paroxetine (marketed as Paxil) is effective in treating compulsive hoarding syndrome.

Studying 79 patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), 32 of whom also had compulsive hoarding syndrome, researchers found that paroxetine reduced the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in both groups as well as those of compulsive hoarding syndrome.

These findings contrast previous reports found compulsive hoarding syndrome to be associated with a poor response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

ABSTRACT:
Paroxetine treatment of compulsive hoarding

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Posted In: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders |

Tags: Compulsive Hoarding Syndrome | Medications | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Ocd | Paroxetine | Paxil |

Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff on November 01, 2006 at 03:46 AM | Permalink

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