TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram in a possible animal analogue of obsessive-conipulsive disorder
AU - Stein, Dan J.
AU - Mendelsohn, Ivan
AU - Potocnik, Felix
AU - Van Kradenberg, Jeanine
AU - Wessels, Charmaine
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Canine acral lick dermatitis (ALD) has been suggested as an animal analogue of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A series of dogs with ALD or similar conditions were treated with citalopram, the most selective of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Six of nine (66.7%) dogs showed significant improvement. Given the apparent efficacy of citalopram in the treatment of OCD and related disorders, these data provide further evidence that ALD is a useful animal analogue of OCD.
AB - Canine acral lick dermatitis (ALD) has been suggested as an animal analogue of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A series of dogs with ALD or similar conditions were treated with citalopram, the most selective of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Six of nine (66.7%) dogs showed significant improvement. Given the apparent efficacy of citalopram in the treatment of OCD and related disorders, these data provide further evidence that ALD is a useful animal analogue of OCD.
KW - Acral lick dermatitis
KW - Citalopram
KW - Obsessive-compulsive disorder
KW - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6394(1998)8:1<39::AID-DA8>3.0.CO;2-0
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6394(1998)8:1<39::AID-DA8>3.0.CO;2-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 9750979
AN - SCOPUS:0031687305
SN - 1091-4269
VL - 8
SP - 39
EP - 42
JO - Depression and Anxiety
JF - Depression and Anxiety
IS - 1
ER -