title: Obsessive compulsive disorder masquerading as psychosis.
abstract: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is commonly regarded as a disorder with good insight. However, it has now been recognized that insight varies in these patients. Pathological beliefs seem to lie on a continuum of insight, with full insight at one end and delusion at the other. This can indeed pose a considerable challenge, especially in a scenario where the phenomenon is difficult to discern. We report a case of OCD, which was initially diagnosed as psychosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Dhanya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raveendranathan
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shiva
authors.forename: Eesha
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Ganesan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Venkatasubramanian
authors.forename: Mukund G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Shivarama
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varambally
authors.forename: Bangalore N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Gangadhar