DOUBLE BLIND CONTROLLED STUDY OF ADDING FOLIC ACID TO FLUOXETINE IN THE TREATMENT OF OCD

Tural U., Corapcioglu A., Bosgelmez S., Koroglu G., Unver H., Duman C., ...Daha Fazla

PSYCHIATRIA DANUBINA, cilt.31, sa.1, ss.69-77, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24869/psyd.2019.69
  • Dergi Adı: PSYCHIATRIA DANUBINA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.69-77
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: OCD, fluoxetine, serum folate, red cell folate, serum homocysteine, vitamin B-12, MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, SERUM FOLATE, MONOAMINE METABOLISM, HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS, CELL FOLATE, VITAMIN-B-12, DEFICIENCY, MTHFR, TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Folate is important for the synthesis of serotonin the neurotransmitter which plays a main role in OCD. We, therefore, explored the efficacy of folic acid as add on treatment to fluoxetine in a double blind study among patients with OCD.