Olanzapine and obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2000 Sep;10(5):385-7. doi: 10.1016/s0924-977x(00)00096-1.

Abstract

Clozapine and risperidone have been implicated in the development of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. We present three cases in which olanzapine caused a significant exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia (two cases) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (one case).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / chemically induced*
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / psychology
  • Olanzapine
  • Pirenzepine / adverse effects*
  • Pirenzepine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Schizophrenia / complications
  • Schizophrenia / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Pirenzepine
  • Olanzapine