Obsessive-compulsive disorder occurring as a complication in benzodiazepine withdrawal.
A case history of obsessive-compulsive disorder occurring in a 32-year-old woman after benzodiazepine withdrawal is presented. The possible biochemical and neuropsychological mechanisms involved in the etiology and maintenance of this condition are reviewed.
Drummond
L M
LM
St. George's Hospital, Academic Department of Psychiatry, London, England.
Matthews
H P
HP
D000328:Adult; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System / Q000503:physiopathology; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*
D001569:Benzodiazepines