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., ...More

PSYCHIATRIA DANUBINA, vol.31, no.1, pp.69-77, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.24869/psyd.2019.69
  • Journal Name: PSYCHIATRIA DANUBINA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.69-77
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.