Acute onset and remission of obsessions and compulsions following medical illnesses and stress.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is generally chronic. Episodic OCD with complete remission has been rarely reported. Two cases of brief, episodic obsessions and compulsions that appeared for the first time following psychological stress and in the context of medical illness are reported. The possibility of brief episodes of OCD precipitated by stress is illustrated. Exploration of this phenomenon may help us learn more about OCD in general.
Rajarethinam
R P
RP
Anxiety Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Med-Inn Building, Box 0840, 1500, East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
Abelson
J L
JL
Himle
J A
JA
D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*