Fear of AIDS related to development of obsessive-compulsive disorder in a child.
Fear of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been associated with a variety of psychiatric disorders in adults and in some adolescents. A case is reported of a child with an unrealistic fear of AIDS who developed an obsessive-compulsive disorder. This case illustrates the importance of providing adequate AIDS information to children.
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
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Wagner
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Sullivan
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*