Citation

Stein DJ, Keating J, Zar HJ, Hollander E. J. Neuropsychiatry Clin. Neurosci. 1994; 6(1): 23-29.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, American Neuropsychiatric Association, Publisher American Psychiatric Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8148633

Abstract

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a congenital disorder characterized by hyperphagia as well as by other behavioral disturbances such as self-mutilation and temper outbursts. Some of these symptoms have been reported to respond to psychotropic medications. A systematic survey was conducted to gather information on the phenomenology and pharmacotherapy of compulsive and impulsive-aggressive symptoms in PWS. Both compulsive and impulsive-aggressive symptoms are frequent in this population. Pharmacotherapeutic intervention may have a role in the management of these symptoms. Rigorous diagnostic and treatment studies should be undertaken in this population.

Language: en