Escitalopram treatment of transverstic fetishism: A case report

Samir Kumar Praharaj

Escitalopram treatment of transverstic fetishism: A case report

Samir Kumar Praharaj

Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

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Abstract

This case report describes a 15 year old boy who had recurrent thoughts and urges to collect female undergarments, and wearing them for pleasure. He was successfully treated with escitalopram, which suggest dysregulation of serotonergic neurons in a subset of patients of transvestic fetishism, especially those who have symptoms resembling OCD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	20-21
Number of pages	2
Journal	German Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	7
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 20-06-2004

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Escitalopram treatment of transverstic fetishism: A case report

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