Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Masquerading as Psychosis

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is commonly regarded as a disorder with good insight. However, it has now been recognized that insight varies in these patients. Pathological beliefs seem to lie on a continuum of insight, with full insight at one end and delusion at the other. This can indeed pos...

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Autores principales: Raveendranathan, Dhanya, Shiva, Lakshmi, Sharma, Eesha, Venkatasubramanian, Ganesan, Rao, Mukund G., Varambally, Shivarama, Gangadhar, Bangalore N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3498784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23162197
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.101800
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Sumario:Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is commonly regarded as a disorder with good insight. However, it has now been recognized that insight varies in these patients. Pathological beliefs seem to lie on a continuum of insight, with full insight at one end and delusion at the other. This can indeed pose a considerable challenge, especially in a scenario where the phenomenon is difficult to discern. We report a case of OCD, which was initially diagnosed as psychosis.

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