A controlled trial of venlafaxine in trichotillomania: interim phase I results

Ninan, P.T.; Knight, B.; Kirk, L.; Rothbaum, B.O.; Kelsey, J.; Nemeroff, C.B.

Psychopharmacology Bulletin 34(2): 221-224

1998


ISSN/ISBN: 0048-5764
PMID: 9641004
Document Number: 496489
This article reports the preliminary findings of a two-phase trial examining the efficacy of venlafaxine in trichotillomania. Phase 1 is a 12-week, open-label, prospective trial of venlafaxine in trichotillomania. Venlafaxine was effective in significantly reducing the symptoms of trichotillomania; 8 of 12 patients were considered responders. The implications of the efficacy of venlafaxine in trichotillomania are discussed, including its important advantages over other available antidepressant and anxiolytic medications.

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