Musical obsessions: Successful treatment with low dose of escitalopram
Musical obsessions include repeated intrusive musical tunes, lyrics, or songs. In this report, two patients who presented with isolated musical obsessions and responded well to low dose of escitalopram (10 mg/day) are described. Musical obsessions have to be differentiated from musical hallucination...
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| author | Aneesh Alexander Parthasarathy Ramamurthy Pradeep Thilakan |
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| description | Musical obsessions include repeated intrusive musical tunes, lyrics, or songs. In this report, two patients who presented with isolated musical obsessions and responded well to low dose of escitalopram (10 mg/day) are described. Musical obsessions have to be differentiated from musical hallucinations and palinacousis. Attention to psychopathology and associated clinical features are important in differentiating these conditions. Our case studies add to the limited knowledge of this uncommon condition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fafbf553645d4959bbfc08a4791d35f52022-12-22T01:43:06ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Indian Psychiatry2588-83582588-83662019-01-013217617710.4103/aip.aip_26_19Musical obsessions: Successful treatment with low dose of escitalopramAneesh AlexanderParthasarathy RamamurthyPradeep ThilakanMusical obsessions include repeated intrusive musical tunes, lyrics, or songs. In this report, two patients who presented with isolated musical obsessions and responded well to low dose of escitalopram (10 mg/day) are described. Musical obsessions have to be differentiated from musical hallucinations and palinacousis. Attention to psychopathology and associated clinical features are important in differentiating these conditions. Our case studies add to the limited knowledge of this uncommon condition.http://www.anip.co.in/article.asp?issn=2588-8358;year=2019;volume=3;issue=2;spage=176;epage=177;aulast=Alexanderescitaloprammusical obsessionsobsessive–compulsive disorder |
| spellingShingle | Aneesh Alexander Parthasarathy Ramamurthy Pradeep Thilakan Musical obsessions: Successful treatment with low dose of escitalopram Annals of Indian Psychiatry escitalopram musical obsessions obsessive–compulsive disorder |
| title | Musical obsessions: Successful treatment with low dose of escitalopram |
| title_full | Musical obsessions: Successful treatment with low dose of escitalopram |
| title_fullStr | Musical obsessions: Successful treatment with low dose of escitalopram |
| title_full_unstemmed | Musical obsessions: Successful treatment with low dose of escitalopram |
| title_short | Musical obsessions: Successful treatment with low dose of escitalopram |
| title_sort | musical obsessions successful treatment with low dose of escitalopram |
| topic | escitalopram musical obsessions obsessive–compulsive disorder |
| url | http://www.anip.co.in/article.asp?issn=2588-8358;year=2019;volume=3;issue=2;spage=176;epage=177;aulast=Alexander |
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