题名

Mirtazapine for Treatment of Drug-Resistant Pathological Skin Picking

并列篇名

Mirtazapine用於治療難治型病態性搔抓症

DOI

10.29478/TJP.201209.0009

作者

郭柏顯(Bor-Shien Kuo)；唐嘉宏(Chia-Hung Tang)；王姿云(Tzu-Yun Wang)；王秀美(Carol Sheei-Meei Wang)；葉紅村(Hong-Chen Yeh)

关键词

mirtazapine ； pathological skin-picking ； impulsivity

期刊名称

台灣精神醫學

卷期/出版年月

26卷3期（2012 / 09 / 01）

页次

221 - 225

内容语文

英文
英文摘要

Objective: Pathological skin-picking (PSP) is a common disorder, and some pharmocotherapies for PSP have been reported. But the appropriate treatment is limited. We are reporting the use of mirtazapine to successfully treat a refractory PSP case. Case Report: This 42-year-old woman patient with mental retardation had suffered from treatment-refractory PSP for at least ten years. She had received behavioral therapies and various pharmacologic agents, including several kinds of antidepressants, topiramate, and lamotrigene. But she had got only minimal improvement. After receiving mirtazapine 30 mg/day for one week, the patient's PSP was dramatically improved. Conclusion: Mirtazapine showed to have improved PSP in this patient. More well-designed studies are needed to definitely prove the effect and neurobiologic actions of mirtazapine in PSP.
主题分类 醫藥衛生 > 社會醫學
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