The authors evaluated a thirty-four year-old man who had an organic personality disorder, partial complex seizure disorder, and several paraphilias. After unsuccessful treatment with dilantin and phenobarbital, therapy with carbamazepine ameliorated the patient's psychosexual disorder.
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