Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

The patient is a 35-year-old married woman with an obsessive compulsive disorder. She had a 21-year history of obsessive thoughts and ritualistic behaviors including compulsive checking which had become persistent since the birth of her first child. There is no evidence of comorbidity, except for a...

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Published in:Psychotherapy and psychosomatics 2004-05, Vol.73 (3), p.149-157
Main Authors: Bouvard, Martine A., Milliery, Maud, Cottraux, Jean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Algorithms
Biological and medical sciences
Case Management
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - drug therapy
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - therapy
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy - methods
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Treatments
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Summary:The patient is a 35-year-old married woman with an obsessive compulsive disorder. She had a 21-year history of obsessive thoughts and ritualistic behaviors including compulsive checking which had become persistent since the birth of her first child. There is no evidence of comorbidity, except for a mild generalized anxiety disorder. She wants to know which treatment is right for her at this point. Copyright (C) 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel
ISSN:0033-3190
1423-0348
DOI:10.1159/000076452