Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis Following Head Injury

Four cases of obsessive-compulsive neurosis following head injury are described, three of which are from a consecutive series and the fourth from a discordant monozygotic twin pair. The aetiological significance of head injury in this disorder is discussed in the context of the clinical findings and...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of psychiatry 1984-02, Vol.144 (2), p.190-192
Hauptverfasser: McKeon, Joseph, McGuffin, Peter, Robinson, Paul H.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Four cases of obsessive-compulsive neurosis following head injury are described, three of which are from a consecutive series and the fourth from a discordant monozygotic twin pair. The aetiological significance of head injury in this disorder is discussed in the context of the clinical findings and of previous series of brain injured patients.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.144.2.190