Schizo-Obsessive Disorder: Case Study
Case Presentation A 20-year-old patient, high school student, lives with family. Nicotine addict, confirms occasional alcohol and marijuana use. In november 2019, the patient’s mental status was deteriorating. Patient was in ambulatory treatment with olanzapine and fluoxetine, but with no satisfactory results, which was the reason for the first psychiatric hospitalization in august 2020. Symptoms […]
Young Children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Juvenile obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often starts at the mean age of 10.3 years. However, OCD manifests at even younger age in some patients. An earlier age of onset and a longer duration of illness have been associated with increased persistence of OCD. Objective To understand the clinical presentation, diagnosis and possible treatment of OCD in […]