Citation

Grant JE, Potenza MN. Ann. Clin. Psychiatry 2004; 16(1): 27-34.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School, Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA. Jon_Grant@Brown.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15147110

Abstract

This article reviews the current knowledge of the clinical characteristics and pharmacological management of pathological gambling, kleptomania, and compulsive buying. Specifically, the article summarizes the phenomenology and associated psychopathology of these disorders and presents study results of the various pharmacological agents used to treat these disorders--serotonin reuptake inhibitors, opioid antagonists, mood stabilizers, and atypical antipsychotics.

Language: en