title: Obsessive-compulsive disorder occurring as a complication in benzodiazepine withdrawal.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: St. George's Hospital, Academic Department of Psychiatry, London, England.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Matthews
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D001569:Benzodiazepines