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ArticleAdvanced biomedical research2018

The Effect of Atorvastatin on Obsessive-compulsive Symptoms of Refractory Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (Add-on Therapy).

Shahla Akouchekian, Victoria Omranifard, Parivash Moshfegh, Mohammad Reza Maracy, Asiyeh Almasi

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Article in Advanced biomedical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shahla AkouchekianBehavioral Sciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Victoria OmranifardPsychosomatic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Parivash MoshfeghDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad Reza MaracyDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Asiyeh AlmasiBehavioral Sciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConsidering the effect of statins on the regulation of dopamine neurotransmitters and glutamates and importance of the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) due to its relatively high prevalence and disability of available drugs in treatment of many patients, we came to the point to examine effectiveness of statins in patients with OCD. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study is a double-blind randomized clinical trial, which is done in OCD clinic of Isfahan Shariati in 2014 for 1 year. The target population consists of 64 patients with OCD; one group is given a daily 40 mg atorvastatin tablets and the other group receives placebo. At baseline, 4- and 8-week severities of obsessive-compulsive symptoms are measured using Yale-Brown scale and compared in the two groups.

resultsThe study results show a statistically significant difference between the two groups of intervention and control (

conclusionOverall, the evidences obtained from the study declare the effects of adding statins to treat obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

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Add-on therapyatorvastatinobsessive-compulsive disorderrefractory obsessive-compulsive disorder

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PMID29930930
PMCPMC5991271
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