Dilemma of diagnosing OCD: a case report
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) may present in the prodromal phase of schizophrenia. However at times it is difficult to distinguish between the pure obsession and psychotic obsessions that exist in patients. We present a case of a patient initially diagnosed as Schizophrenia due to the disorgan...
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| author | Ridzwan, Hijaz Tuan Mohamad, Tengku Mohd Saifuddin |
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| description | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) may present in the prodromal phase of schizophrenia. However at times it is difficult to distinguish between the pure obsession and psychotic obsessions that exist in patients. We present a case of a patient initially diagnosed as Schizophrenia due to the disorganized aspect of her behaviour, only to discover an extreme form of obsessions that explained her demeanor throughout |
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| spelling | iium-682592018-12-18T09:22:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68259/ Dilemma of diagnosing OCD: a case report Ridzwan, Hijaz Tuan Mohamad, Tengku Mohd Saifuddin R Medicine (General) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) may present in the prodromal phase of schizophrenia. However at times it is difficult to distinguish between the pure obsession and psychotic obsessions that exist in patients. We present a case of a patient initially diagnosed as Schizophrenia due to the disorganized aspect of her behaviour, only to discover an extreme form of obsessions that explained her demeanor throughout Malaysian Psychiatric Association 2017-06-18 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68259/1/68259_Dilemma%20of%20Diagnosing%20OCD.pdf Ridzwan, Hijaz and Tuan Mohamad, Tengku Mohd Saifuddin (2017) Dilemma of diagnosing OCD: a case report. Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 26 (2). pp. 61-64. ISSN 2232-0385 http://www.mjpsychiatry.org/index.php/mjp/issue/view/26 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) Ridzwan, Hijaz Tuan Mohamad, Tengku Mohd Saifuddin Dilemma of diagnosing OCD: a case report |
| title | Dilemma of diagnosing OCD: a case report |
| title_full | Dilemma of diagnosing OCD: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Dilemma of diagnosing OCD: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dilemma of diagnosing OCD: a case report |
| title_short | Dilemma of diagnosing OCD: a case report |
| title_sort | dilemma of diagnosing ocd: a case report |
| topic | R Medicine (General) |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/68259/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68259/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68259/1/68259_Dilemma%20of%20Diagnosing%20OCD.pdf |