Introduction While bipolar disorder–obsessive compulsive disorder overlap is quite common, sexuality remains a largely unexplored area of this clinical entity. Objectives Illustrate through vignette the case patient with diagnosed homosexual obsessive –compulsive (OCD) comorbid (BD). Methods The report was prepared review patient´s record. Results We rare 22 year-old man who Homosexual Obsessiv...

Objective: This is a case report discussing the comorbidity of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia. Such clinical phenomenon merits recognition as a distinct subgroup of schizophrenia with unique challenges and treatment needs. Method: A case report presenting schizophrenia with preceding obsessive-compulsive disorder over five years. Results: This report describes the clinica...

Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with heterogeneous and diverse symptoms. A diagnosis challenging when patients experience psychotic This study aimed to evaluate the pattern of symptoms in OCD. Methods: Using semi-structured clinical interviews, 185 meeting DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for OCD were selected. The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) Assessmen...

Literature on the association of methylphenidate and obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) is sparse. This report discusses a case of a 14-year-old boy, who developed OCS (in the form of need for symmetry, obsessive doubts; compulsive symptoms included the need to order/arrange articles and repeated checking behavior), within 10 days of starting methylphenidate at the dose of 15 mg/day. Stoppage ...

objectives: tourette syndrome is a disease with vocal and motor tics. this disorder is co-morbid with many psychiatric disorders, among which obsessive-compulsive disorder is the most common. methods: during a one-year period, 30 patients with tourette disorder were studied at an adolescent psychiatry referral clinic. it was an analytical-descriptive study. subjects were selected by convenience...