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Response of clomipramine in sexual addiction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

MZ Azhar  and
SL Varma
MZ Azhar
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
SL Varma
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Summary

Two cases of sexual addiction for more than five years treated with psychological treatment and clomipramine showed marked improvement after six to nine months. It is postulated that these disorders could be variants of obsessive compulsive disorder.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 10 , Issue 5 , 1995 , pp. 263 - 264
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1995

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