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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Main Authors: Ridzwan, Hijaz, Tuan Mohamad, Tengku Mohd Saifuddin
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Psychiatric Association 2017
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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
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Dilemma of diagnosing OCD: a case report
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
format Article
author Ridzwan, Hijaz
Tuan Mohamad, Tengku Mohd Saifuddin
author_facet Ridzwan, Hijaz
Tuan Mohamad, Tengku Mohd Saifuddin
author_sort Ridzwan, Hijaz
title Dilemma of diagnosing OCD: a case report
title_short 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_sort dilemma of diagnosing ocd: a case report
publisher Malaysian Psychiatric Association
publishDate 2017
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
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