title: Coprophagia as a manifestation of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report.
abstract: Coprophagia is seen, though uncommonly, in psychiatric hospitals among adult patients with diffuse brain disease and in individuals with subaverage intelligence. We describe here a case of coprophagia in an adult with normal cognitive functioning. Thorough assessment revealed that this coprophagia was a manifestation of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The problem behavior responded to a behavioral treatment program comprising exposure and response prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Zeitlin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Polivy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D064106:Human Coprophagia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology