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buspirone and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

buspirone has been researched along with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in 40 studies

Buspirone: An anxiolytic agent and serotonin receptor agonist belonging to the azaspirodecanedione class of compounds. Its structure is unrelated to those of the BENZODIAZAPINES, but it has an efficacy comparable to DIAZEPAM.
buspirone : An azaspiro compound that is 8-azaspiro[4.5]decane-7,9-dione substituted at the nitrogen atom by a 4-(piperazin-1-yl)butyl group which in turn is substituted by a pyrimidin-2-yl group at the N(4) position.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, persistent obsessions or compulsions. Obsessions are the intrusive ideas, thoughts, or images that are experienced as senseless or repugnant. Compulsions are repetitive and seemingly purposeful behavior which the individual generally recognizes as senseless and from which the individual does not derive pleasure although it may provide a release from tension.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"The authors found that buspirone added to the treatment of 33 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who were refractory to the serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluvoxamine was no better than placebo in reducing obsessive-compulsive, depressive, or anxiety symptoms."9.07Limited therapeutic effect of addition of buspirone in fluvoxamine-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Barr, LC; Goodman, WK; Heninger, GR; Holzer, JC; Leckman, JF; McCance-Katz, E; McDougle, CJ; Price, LH, 1993)
"In a double-blind, crossover study, 13 fluoxetine-treated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder were given adjuvant buspirone and placebo for 4 weeks each."9.07Double-blind study of adjuvant buspirone for fluoxetine-treated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Bernstein, SE; Grady, TA; Hill, JL; L'Heureux, F; Murphy, DL; Pigott, TA, 1993)
"In this study, 14 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who had received at least 3 months of treatment with clomipramine were treated with the anxiolytic agent buspirone in a 10-week, double-blind study."9.07A double-blind study of adjuvant buspirone hydrochloride in clomipramine-treated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Bernstein, SE; Bihari, K; Hill, JL; L'Heureux, F; Murphy, DL; Pigott, TA, 1992)
"Eighteen outpatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder were treated with either buspirone, a partial serotonin agonist, or clomipramine, a serotonin uptake inhibitor, in a double-blind, random-assignment study."9.07Controlled comparison of buspirone and clomipramine in obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Bernstein, S; Grover, GN; Hill, JL; Murphy, DL; Pato, MT; Pigott, TA, 1991)
"Of 14 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who entered an 8-week open trial of buspirone, none improved."9.06An open trial of buspirone in obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Baer, L; Jenike, MA, 1988)
"Preliminary clinical findings, supported by preclinical studies employing behavioral paradigms such as marble burying, suggest that psilocybin may be effective in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder."8.31Effect of psilocybin on marble burying in ICR mice: role of 5-HT1A receptors and implications for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Botvinnik, A; Lerer, B; Lifschytz, T; Lotan, A; Saban, M; Salama, A; Shahar, O; Singh, S; Wolf, G; Yakobi, C, 2023)
"We report a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that responded to very high doses of citalopram (160 mg/day) after a poor response to clomipramine 250 mg/day for several years, alone or in combination with buspirone 30 mg/day or flupenthixol 4 mg/day."7.70Response to high doses of citalopram in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Bejerot, S; Bodlund, O, 1998)
"Clomipramine appeared much more effective and better tolerated than fluoxetine in this very old patient despite its potential anticholinergic effect and the coexistence of Alzheimer disease."7.70Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder using clomipramine in a very old patient. ( Trappler, B, 1999)
"Prolactin and cortisol responses to buspirone, a partial serotonin agonist with effects on the 5-HT1A receptor, were measured in 16 patients with DSM-III-R obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and 16 normal controls."7.69Neuroendocrine responses to single doses of buspirone in obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Apostolopoulos, M; Burrows, GD; Judd, FK; Norman, TR, 1994)
"Buspirone (BUSP) is a serotonergic (5-HT) agonist with activity at the 5-HT1A receptor."5.28Buspirone induced prolactin responses in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): is OCD a 5-HT2 receptor disorder? ( Butcher, G; Clare, AW; Dinan, TG; Lucey, JV, 1992)
"The authors found that buspirone added to the treatment of 33 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who were refractory to the serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluvoxamine was no better than placebo in reducing obsessive-compulsive, depressive, or anxiety symptoms."5.07Limited therapeutic effect of addition of buspirone in fluvoxamine-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Barr, LC; Goodman, WK; Heninger, GR; Holzer, JC; Leckman, JF; McCance-Katz, E; McDougle, CJ; Price, LH, 1993)
"In a double-blind, crossover study, 13 fluoxetine-treated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder were given adjuvant buspirone and placebo for 4 weeks each."5.07Double-blind study of adjuvant buspirone for fluoxetine-treated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Bernstein, SE; Grady, TA; Hill, JL; L'Heureux, F; Murphy, DL; Pigott, TA, 1993)
"In this study, 14 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who had received at least 3 months of treatment with clomipramine were treated with the anxiolytic agent buspirone in a 10-week, double-blind study."5.07A double-blind study of adjuvant buspirone hydrochloride in clomipramine-treated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Bernstein, SE; Bihari, K; Hill, JL; L'Heureux, F; Murphy, DL; Pigott, TA, 1992)
"Eighteen outpatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder were treated with either buspirone, a partial serotonin agonist, or clomipramine, a serotonin uptake inhibitor, in a double-blind, random-assignment study."5.07Controlled comparison of buspirone and clomipramine in obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Bernstein, S; Grover, GN; Hill, JL; Murphy, DL; Pato, MT; Pigott, TA, 1991)
"Of 14 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who entered an 8-week open trial of buspirone, none improved."5.06An open trial of buspirone in obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Baer, L; Jenike, MA, 1988)
"Preliminary clinical findings, supported by preclinical studies employing behavioral paradigms such as marble burying, suggest that psilocybin may be effective in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder."4.31Effect of psilocybin on marble burying in ICR mice: role of 5-HT1A receptors and implications for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Botvinnik, A; Lerer, B; Lifschytz, T; Lotan, A; Saban, M; Salama, A; Shahar, O; Singh, S; Wolf, G; Yakobi, C, 2023)
"We report a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that responded to very high doses of citalopram (160 mg/day) after a poor response to clomipramine 250 mg/day for several years, alone or in combination with buspirone 30 mg/day or flupenthixol 4 mg/day."3.70Response to high doses of citalopram in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Bejerot, S; Bodlund, O, 1998)
"Clomipramine appeared much more effective and better tolerated than fluoxetine in this very old patient despite its potential anticholinergic effect and the coexistence of Alzheimer disease."3.70Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder using clomipramine in a very old patient. ( Trappler, B, 1999)
"Prolactin and cortisol responses to buspirone, a partial serotonin agonist with effects on the 5-HT1A receptor, were measured in 16 patients with DSM-III-R obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and 16 normal controls."3.69Neuroendocrine responses to single doses of buspirone in obsessive-compulsive disorder. ( Apostolopoulos, M; Burrows, GD; Judd, FK; Norman, TR, 1994)
"Anxiety disorders are chronic illnesses requiring long-term treatment."2.38Chronic anxiety: deciding the length of treatment. ( Gorman, JM; Papp, LA, 1990)
"Kleptomania is currently classified in psychiatric nomenclature as one of the impulse control disorders (DSM-IV, 1994)."1.30[Kleptomania: phenomenological, clinical and legal aspects]. ( Durst, R; Jabotinsky-Rubin, K; Katz, G; Knobler, HY, 1997)
"Buspirone (BUSP) is a serotonergic (5-HT) agonist with activity at the 5-HT1A receptor."1.28Buspirone induced prolactin responses in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): is OCD a 5-HT2 receptor disorder? ( Butcher, G; Clare, AW; Dinan, TG; Lucey, JV, 1992)

Research

Studies (40)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19903 (7.50)18.7374
1990's33 (82.50)18.2507
2000's2 (5.00)29.6817
2010's1 (2.50)24.3611
2020's1 (2.50)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Singh, S1
Botvinnik, A1
Shahar, O1
Wolf, G1
Yakobi, C1
Saban, M1
Salama, A1
Lotan, A1
Lerer, B1
Lifschytz, T1
Ravindran, LN1
Stein, MB1
Serby, M1
Menkes, DB1
Farid, BT1
Bulto, M1
Jenike, MA3
Rauch, SL1
Norman, TR1
Apostolopoulos, M1
Burrows, GD1
Judd, FK1
Goodman, WK4
McDougle, CJ4
Barr, LC3
Aronson, SC1
Price, LH5
Sternlicht, HC1
Leckman, JF1
Holzer, JC1
McCance-Katz, E1
Heninger, GR1
Grady, TA2
Pigott, TA5
L'Heureux, F3
Hill, JL3
Bernstein, SE2
Murphy, DL5
Baetz, M1
Malcolm, D1
Harvey, KV1
Balon, R1
Nijhawan, PK1
Katz, G2
Winter, S1
Blier, P1
Bergeron, R1
Carpenter, LL1
Epperson, CN1
Durst, R1
Jabotinsky-Rubin, K1
Knobler, HY1
Bejerot, S1
Bodlund, O1
Trappler, B1
Dunne, JE1
Thomsen, PH1
Mikkelsen, HU1
Juarbe-Díaz, SV1
Maruno, CA1
Hart, LL1
Judd, F1
Ellen, S1
Norman, T1
Pato, MT3
Gluhoski, V1
Bihari, K1
Lucey, JV1
Butcher, G1
Clare, AW1
Dinan, TG1
Alessi, N1
Bos, T1
Gorman, JM1
Papp, LA1
Grover, GN1
Bernstein, S1
Baer, L2
Buttolph, L1
Markovitz, PJ1
Stagno, SJ1
Calabrese, JR1
Tanquary, J1
Masand, P1
Hoehn-Saric, R1
McLeod, DR1
Watts, VS1
Neill, JR1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Initial Evaluation of Efficacy and Adverse Events of Single Lesions in Bilateral Ventral-capsular and Ventral Capsulotomy-striatal by Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery in Severe and Refractory Obsessive-compulsive Disorder[NCT02500888]10 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2015-06-30Recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

11 reviews available for buspirone and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

ArticleYear
The pharmacologic treatment of anxiety disorders: a review of progress.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2010, Volume: 71, Issue:7

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Antidepressive Agents; Antipsychotic Agents; Anxiety Disorders; Benzodiazepines; Bu

2010
Managing the patient with treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder: current strategies.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1994, Volume: 55 Suppl

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Antipsychotic Agents; Behavior Therapy; Buspirone; Clonazepam; Com

1994
Biological approaches to treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1993, Volume: 54 Suppl

    Topics: Behavior Therapy; Buspirone; Clonazepam; Combined Modality Therapy; Decision Trees; Drug Therapy, Co

1993
The pharmacotherapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Pharmacopsychiatry, 1993, Volume: 26 Suppl 1

    Topics: 1-Naphthylamine; Buspirone; Clomipramine; Desipramine; Fluoxetine; Fluvoxamine; Humans; Obsessive-Co

1993
Augmentation with buspirone: a review.
    Annals of clinical psychiatry : official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists, 1995, Volume: 7, Issue:3

    Topics: Anti-Anxiety Agents; Buspirone; Depressive Disorder; Drug Interactions; Humans; Obsessive-Compulsive

1995
A risk-benefit assessment of drugs used in the management of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Drug safety, 1996, Volume: 15, Issue:2

    Topics: 1-Naphthylamine; Adult; Aged; Antidepressive Agents; Buspirone; Child; Clomipramine; Clonazepam; Cos

1996
Buspirone in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 1992, Volume: 26, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Buspirone; Clinical Trials as Topic; Clomipramine; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fluoxet

1992
Serotonin and effect sizes of antiobsessive agents.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1992, Volume: 149, Issue:3

    Topics: Buspirone; Clinical Trials as Topic; Clomipramine; Humans; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Obsessive-Compuls

1992
Chronic anxiety: deciding the length of treatment.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1990, Volume: 51 Suppl

    Topics: Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety Disorders; Benzodiazepines; Buspirone; Chronic Disease; Drug Administra

1990
Obsessive-compulsive disorder: treatment with serotonin-selective uptake inhibitors, azapirones, and other agents.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 1990, Volume: 10, Issue:3 Suppl

    Topics: Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Buspirone; Clinical Trials as Topic; Clomipra

1990
Generalized anxiety disorder.
    The Psychiatric clinics of North America, 1985, Volume: 8, Issue:1

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Alprazolam; Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyc

1985

Trials

10 trials available for buspirone and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

ArticleYear
Buspirone in obsessional compulsive disorder. A prospective case study.
    Pharmacopsychiatry, 1994, Volume: 27, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Affect; Brain; Buspirone; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder;

1994
Limited therapeutic effect of addition of buspirone in fluvoxamine-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1993, Volume: 150, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety Disorders; Buspirone; Depressive Disorder; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combina

1993
Double-blind study of adjuvant buspirone for fluoxetine-treated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1993, Volume: 150, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety Disorders; Buspirone; Depressive Disorder; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combina

1993
The addition of buspirone to SSRI in the treatment of adolescent obsessive-compulsive disorder. A study of six cases.
    European child & adolescent psychiatry, 1999, Volume: 8, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Buspirone; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; F

1999
A double-blind study of adjuvant buspirone hydrochloride in clomipramine-treated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 1992, Volume: 12, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Buspirone; Clomipramine; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combination

1992
Obsessive-compulsive disorder: treatment with serotonin-selective uptake inhibitors, azapirones, and other agents.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 1990, Volume: 10, Issue:3 Suppl

    Topics: Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Buspirone; Clinical Trials as Topic; Clomipra

1990
Controlled comparison of buspirone and clomipramine in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1991, Volume: 148, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Ambulatory Care; Buspirone; Clomipramine; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Obsessive-Compulsive D

1991
Buspirone augmentation of fluoxetine in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1991, Volume: 52, Issue:1

    Topics: Buspirone; Drug Therapy, Combination; Fluoxetine; Humans; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Pilot Proje

1991
Buspirone augmentation of fluoxetine in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1990, Volume: 147, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Buspirone; Clinical Trials as Topic; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fluoxetine; Humans; M

1990
An open trial of buspirone in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1988, Volume: 145, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Ambulatory Care; Buspirone; Clinical Trials as Topic; Female; Humans; Male; Obsessive-Compuls

1988

Other Studies

20 other studies available for buspirone and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

ArticleYear
Effect of psilocybin on marble burying in ICR mice: role of 5-HT1A receptors and implications for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Translational psychiatry, 2023, 05-10, Volume: 13, Issue:1

    Topics: 8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; Animals; Buspirone; Escitalopram; Hallucinogens; Male; Mice;

2023
Methylphenidate-induced obsessive-compulsive symptoms in an elderly man.
    CNS spectrums, 2003, Volume: 8, Issue:8

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Anxiety Diso

2003
Buspirone augmentation of sertraline.
    The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 1995, Volume: 166, Issue:6

    Topics: 1-Naphthylamine; Adult; Anorexia Nervosa; Antidepressive Agents; Buspirone; Drug Therapy, Combinatio

1995
Neuroendocrine responses to single doses of buspirone in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    International clinical psychopharmacology, 1994,Summer, Volume: 9, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Buspirone; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Male; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Prolactin; Re

1994
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, fluoxetine, and buspirone.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1993, Volume: 150, Issue:3

    Topics: Buspirone; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Therapy, Combination; Fluoxetine; Humans; Male; Middle

1993
Serotonin syndrome from fluvoxamine and buspirone.
    Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 1995, Volume: 40, Issue:7

    Topics: Buspirone; Drug Therapy, Combination; Fluvoxamine; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obsessive-Compulsive D

1995
Psychiatric illness and the serotonin syndrome: an emerging adverse drug effect leading to intensive care unit admission.
    Critical care medicine, 1996, Volume: 24, Issue:6

    Topics: Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium; Buspirone; Clomipramine; Diagnosis, Differential; Drug Therapy, Combina

1996
Sequential administration of augmentation strategies in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: preliminary findings.
    International clinical psychopharmacology, 1996, Volume: 11, Issue:1

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Adult; Buspirone; Depression; Drug Resistance; Drug Therapy, Combinatio

1996
[Kleptomania: phenomenological, clinical and legal aspects].
    Harefuah, 1997, Nov-16, Volume: 133, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Buspirone; Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders; Fluvoxamine; Humans; Male; Obs

1997
Response to high doses of citalopram in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1998, Volume: 98, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Antidepressive Agents, Tricycl

1998
Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder using clomipramine in a very old patient.
    The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 1999, Volume: 33, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; B

1999
Buspirone in ODD.
    Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1999, Volume: 38, Issue:8

    Topics: Buspirone; Child; Humans; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Serotonin Receptor Agonists

1999
Animal behavior case of the month. Congo African Grey parrot examined because of feather picking and self-injurious behavior.
    Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2000, May-15, Volume: 216, Issue:10

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Behavior, Animal; Bird Diseases; Bus

2000
Acute exacerbation of body dysmorphic disorder during tryptophan depletion.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1992, Volume: 149, Issue:10

    Topics: Acute Disease; Adult; Body Image; Buspirone; Clomipramine; Delusions; Female; Humans; Neurotransmitt

1992
Buspirone and fluoxetine in the treatment of OCD.
    The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 1992, Volume: 26, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Arousal; Buspirone; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fluoxetine; Humans; Male; Obsessive-Co

1992
Seizure associated with fluoxetine and adjuvant buspirone therapy.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 1992, Volume: 12, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Buspirone; Drug Therapy, Combination; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Fluoxetine; Humans; Male; Obses

1992
Buspirone induced prolactin responses in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): is OCD a 5-HT2 receptor disorder?
    International clinical psychopharmacology, 1992,Spring, Volume: 7, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Buspirone; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Prolactin;

1992
Buspirone augmentation of fluoxetine in a depressed child with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1991, Volume: 148, Issue:11

    Topics: Buspirone; Child, Preschool; Depressive Disorder; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fluoxetine; Hum

1991
Paradoxical reaction to buspirone augmentation of fluoxetine.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 1990, Volume: 10, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Buspirone; Depressive Disorder; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fluoxetine; Humans; Impuls

1990
Buspirone in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1988, Volume: 145, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Buspirone; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Humans; Male; Obse

1988