add-on treatment of aripiprazole in an adult onychophagia patient
;Mehmet Cemal Kaya;Mahmut Bulut;Yasin Bez
journal of solid state chemistry2012Vol. 3pp. 545-547
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Abstract
Nail biting (onychophagia) is a common disorder whichhas not been investigated yet. There are different opinionsabout to classify onychophagia, but according toDSM-IV-TR it is classified as impulse control disorder nototherwise specified. The knowledge about treatment ofonychophagia is limited. There are a few studies abouttreatment of onychophagia with psychotherapy and astudy with pharmacotherapy. Some studies suggest thatan atypical antipsychotic aripiprazole may have beneficialeffects in the treatment of impulse control disorders. Inthis study we report a case of onychophagia which hassuccessfully treated with aripiprazole add-on to escitalopramtreatment that has never reported before. J Clin ExpInvest 2012; 3(4): 545-547Key words: Onychophagia, aripiprazole, add-on treatment