title: Obsessive-compulsive disorders and dermatologic disease.
abstract: Obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders are often associated with dermatologic manifestations. The phenomenology is discussed and possible animal models explored. Treatment involves both pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavior therapy. Many of these patients experience considerable shame over their behavior and may be reluctant to acknowledge the existence of a psychiatric disorder. The dermatologist's approach to this patient is discussed.
authors.affiliation: MRC Research Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Stellenbosch, PO Box 19063, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa. bv@sun.ac.za
authors.forename: Bavanisha
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vythilingum
authors.forename: Dan J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003880:Dermatology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*