Peer victimization and the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescence.
We describe an adolescent boy's experience of peer victimization and its relation with his development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Subsequent to being peer victimized, this boy was seen for 20 sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy over the course of 4 weeks that followed the protocol outlined by March and Mulle in 1998. Standardized post-treatment assessment indicated significant reductions in OCD, depressive, and anxious symptomatology as compared to baseline. This case illustrates how negative peer experiences may be related to the development and maintenance of OCD.
Storch
Eric A
EA
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA. estorch@psychiatry.ufl.edu
Heidgerken
Amanda D
AD
Adkins
Jennifer W
JW
Cole
Michael
M
Murphy
Tanya K
TK
Geffken
Gary R
GR
D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D019548:Crime Victims; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010379:Peer Group