Acute High Dose Lithium-Induced Exacerbation of Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder whose pathophysiology is linked to serotonergic dysfunction. More recently, the role of glutamate has also been posited. Lithium is used as an adjunctive for the treatment of OCD which is found to enhance serotonergic transmi...

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Main Authors: Umesh, Shreekantiah, Sinha, Vinod Kumar
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4170567/