Posttraumatic obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case series

Yehuda Sasson; Sharon Dekel; Nitza Nacasch; Miriam Chopra; Yaffa Zinger; Daniella Amital; Joseph Zohar

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2004.05.026

Posttraumatic obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case series

Psychiatry Res. 2005 Jun 15;135(2):145-52. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.05.026.

Authors

Yehuda Sasson¹, Sharon Dekel, Nitza Nacasch, Miriam Chopra, Yaffa Zinger, Daniella Amital, Joseph Zohar

Affiliation

¹ Division of Psychiatry, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel.

PMID: 15922457
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.05.026

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders / psychology
Combined Modality Therapy
Drug Therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Military Personnel / psychology*
Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / complications*
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / diagnosis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / therapy
Psychotherapy
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / complications*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / therapy
Veterans / psychology*
Veterans / statistics & numerical data*