Obsessive-compulsive disorder in the elderly.
Four cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder arising in late life in association with a presumed organic aetiology are described. Three of the four had brief episodes of OCD earlier in their lives. Neuropsychological assessment demonstrated impairments in verbal fluency and visuo-spatial tasks. No case exhibited global intellectual impairment. The two patients who complied with appropriate treatment became asymptomatic after 4-6 months.
Philpot
Michael P.
MP
Sections of Old Age Psychiatry, Epidemiology and General Practice, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.
Banerjee
Sube
S