title: Obsessive-compulsive disorder in the elderly.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sections of Old Age Psychiatry, Epidemiology and General Practice, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.
authors.forename: Michael P.
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Philpot
authors.forename: Sube
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee