A treatment for impulse control disorders and paraphilia: a case report.

Abstract

An individual with pedophilia and trichotillomania was treated with sertraline. Despite a longstanding history of trichotillomania, his hair-pulling behaviour stopped. In addition, pedophilic impulses also remitted. This improvement was noted not only in terms of subjective reporting but also in terms of biological and physiological testing done before and after treatment.

• Authors: J M Bradford, T G Gratzer
• Journal: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie (Can J Psychiatry) Vol. 40 Issue 1 Pg. 4-5 (Feb 1995) ISSN: 0706-7437 [Print] United States
• PMID: 7874674 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antidepressive Agents
• Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
• 1-Naphthylamine
• Sertraline

Topics

• 1-Naphthylamine (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Adult
• Antidepressive Agents (therapeutic use)
• Depressive Disorder (drug therapy, psychology)
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Incest (prevention & control, psychology)
• Libido (drug effects)
• Male
• Marriage (psychology)
• Pedophilia (drug therapy, psychology)
• Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
• Sertraline
• Trichotillomania (drug therapy, psychology)