Acute onset and remission of obsessions and compulsions following medical illnesses and stress

Authors
Rajarethinam, RP Abelson, JL Himle, JA
Citation
Rp. Rajarethinam et al., Acute onset and remission of obsessions and compulsions following medical illnesses and stress, DEPRESS ANX, 12(4), 2000, pp. 238-240
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Clinical Psycology & Psychiatry
Journal title
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
ISSN journal
10914269 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
238 - 240
Database
ISI
SICI code
1091-4269(2000)12:4<238:AOAROO>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is generally chronic. Episodic OCD with complete remission has been rarely reported. Two cases of brief, episodic obsessions and compulsions that appeared for the first time following psych ological stress and in the context of medical illness are reported. The pos sibility of brief episodes of OCD precipitated by stress is illustrated. Ex ploration of this phenomenon may help us learn more about OCD in general. ( C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.