Promoting drug-related knowledge and improving relevant attitudes among students are of crucial importance toward the prevention of drug misuse. Objective: This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the "drug-related knowledge and attitude questionnaire" among Iranian medical students. Methods: The participants of this cross-sectional study were students of Iran University of Medical Sciences.
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Aim: Several lines of evidence implicate glutamatergic dysfunction in the pathophysiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), presenting this neurotransmitter as a target for the development of novel pharmacotherapy. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of minocycline as an augmentative agent to fluvoxamine in the treatment of patients with OCD.
Methods: One hundred and two patients with the diagnosis of moderate-to-severe OCD were recruited to this study.