Am J Psychiatry 1990; 147:109-111
Copyright © 1990 by American Psychiatric Association
Pharmacotherapy of four men with paruresis
JA Hatterer, JM Gorman, AJ Fyer, RB Campeas, FR Schneier, E Hollander, LA Papp and MR Liebowitz
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York.
Four men with paruresis received trials of atenolol or phenelzine or both.
Atenolol was effective in one patient. Three patients had a poor response
to phenelzine, and they all experienced troublesome side effects.