Topiramate versus fluvoxamine in the treatment of pathological gambling - A randomized, blind-rater comparison study

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Dannon, PN
Lowengrub, K
Gonopolski, Y
Musin, E
Kotler, M
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[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Ness Ziona Med Ctr, Rehovot Community Mental Hlth & Rehabilitat Ctr, IL-76449 Rehovot, Israel
[2] Ness Ziona & Beer Yaakov Med Complex, Rehovot, Israel
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pathological gambling; topiramate; fluvoxamine; obsessive-compulsive spectrum;
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10.1097/01.wnf.0000152623.46474.07
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Pathologic gambling (PG) is a highly prevalent and disabling impulse control disorder. Recent studies have demonstrated that PG patients respond well to treatment with SSRIs, mood stabilizers, and opioid antagonists. These findings support the idea that PG and other disorders of impulse control may be conceptualized as part of the obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. Pilot studies have shown topiramate to be effective in the treatment of specific disorders of impulse control. The aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of topiramate versus fluvoxamine in the treatment of PG. Thirty-one male PGs were assigned in a randomized fashion to receive either topiramate (15/31) or fluvoxamine (16/31) pharmacotherapy for 12 weeks. A comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluation was performed on all patients, and all patients were evaluated for symptoms of gambling, depression, and anxiety using the South Oaks Gambling Screen, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms Scale, and the Clinical Global Impression-Improvement Scale. The rating scales were administered at baseline and at the 12-week endpoint. In addition, the patients completed self-report questionnaires about their demographic status. Twelve of the 15 patients from the topiramate group completed the 12-week treatment. Nine of the 12 topiramate completers reported full remission of gambling behavior, and 3 completers had a partial remission. The CGI-improvement score was significantly better for the topiramate group at the 12-week visit as compared with baseline (F = 10.5, P < 0.01, df = 2,31). In the fluvoxamine treatment group 8/16 patients completed the study, and 6/8 fluvoxamine cornpleters reported a full remission, and the remaining 2/8 fluvoxamine completers reported a partial remission. The fluvoxamine group showed improvement in the CGI-improvement score at week 12, although this difference was not significant (F = 3.7, P < 0.08, df = 2,31). Topiramate and fluvoxamine monotherapy may be effective in the treatment of pathologic gambling.
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