A Case of Severe Intractable Contamination-Based Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A Case of Severe Intractable Contamination-Based Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A middle-aged woman was referred to an outpatient mental health clinic for symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) following a recent hospitalization. Her OCD symptoms consisted of concerns about dirt or germs and fears that she or others would get sick because of spreading these contaminant...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA psychiatry (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 2018-10, Vol.75 (10), p.1088-1089
Hauptverfasser: Brennan, Brian P, Jacoby, Ryan J, Widge, Alik S
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Sprache:eng
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Contamination
Mental health
Obsessive compulsive disorder
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Zusammenfassung:A middle-aged woman was referred to an outpatient mental health clinic for symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) following a recent hospitalization. Her OCD symptoms consisted of concerns about dirt or germs and fears that she or others would get sick because of spreading these contaminants. She had extensive rituals involving washing her hands repeatedly and cleaning household items.
ISSN:2168-622X
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DOI:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.0927