title: Seasonal obsessive-compulsive disorder.
abstract: A case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with seasonal variation in symptoms of 10-years duration is reported because of its rarity. The phenomenology of the observed disorder was obsessions related to dirt and contamination resulting in washing compulsions with onset in October and complete resolution in April-May every year. The patient responded to phototherapy along with exposure and response prevention therapy and pharmacotherapy.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur, India.
authors: Prakriti
authors: P
authors: Sinha
authors: Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors: Ajay Kumar
authors: AK
authors: Bakhla
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur, India.
authors: Ashok Kumar
authors: AK
authors: Patnaik
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra, India.
authors: Suprakash
authors: S
authors: Chaudhury
keywords: Obsessive-compulsive; phototherapy; phototherapy disorder; seasonal variations