Open-label pilot study of memantine in the treatment of compulsive buying

Jon E Grant; Brian Lawrence Odlaug; Marc Mooney; Robert O'Brien; Suck Won Kim

Open-label pilot study of memantine in the treatment of compulsive buying

Jon E Grant
, Brian Lawrence Odlaug
, Marc Mooney
, Robert O'Brien
, Suck Won Kim

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Abstract

Although compulsive buying (CB) is relatively common, pharmacotherapy research for CB is limited. Memantine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, appears to reduce glutamate excitability and improve impulsive behaviors, suggesting it may help individuals with CB.

Original language	English
Journal	Annals of Clinical Psychiatry
Volume	24
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	119-26
Number of pages	8
ISSN	1040-1237
Publication status	Published - May 2012
Externally published	Yes

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