Initiate Treatment with Serotonergic Agents
Serotoninergic agents have been tried with some initial success with a small number of paraphilic patients. Although these studies are not as sophisticated methodologically as they should be, these drugs are in widespread use for compulsive sexual behaviors and sexual obsessions and are the source of the speculation that some of the paraphilias may be an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder.
Sarah J. Thompson, MD
Online Diagnosis of Symptoms and Medical Diseases Online Diagnosis of Psychiatric Disorders
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