Posttraumatic obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case series.
This report documents emerging posttraumatic obsessive-compulsive disorder in 13 Israeli military veterans diagnosed with both obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom the onset of OCD was clearly associated with the trauma. Data presented include four detailed case reports that delineate relations between symptomatology in the two disorders. Clinical and theoretical implications of these data are discussed.
Sasson
Yehuda
Y
Division of Psychiatry, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel.
Dekel
Sharon
S
Nacasch
Nitza
N
Chopra
Miriam
M
Zinger
Yaffa
Y
Amital
Daniella
D
Zohar
Joseph
J
D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*