Use of a COX-2 inhibitor for the treatment of schizophrenia, delusional disorders, affective disorders, autism or tic disorders

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of a COX-2 inhibitor in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of affective disorders. Particular affective disorders include depression, depressive episodes, recurring depressive episodes, manic episodes and bipolar affective disorders. The COX-2 inhibitor may be selected from inter alia celecoxib, rofecoxib, meloxicam, piroxicam, deracoxib, parecoxib, valdecoxib, etoricoxib, and so forth, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs or mixtures thereof.