title: Distinguishing obsessional from psychotic phenomena.
abstract: A case is described in which obsessional thoughts, previously diagnosed as auditory hallucinations, responded quickly to a small dose of imipramine. The author discusses the "spectrum" of obsessions and hallucinations and stresses both the clinical and medicolegal reasons why a distinction must be made between these phenomena.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006212:Hallucinations; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009770:Obsessive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007099:Imipramine