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Obsessive Compulsive Schizophrenia (OCS) Revisited: A Five-Year Case Report
Author(s):
Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar* Marhani Midin* Jaya Prakash Reddy*
Institution(s):
*Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Abstract:
Objective:
This is a case report discussing the comorbidity of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia. Such clinical phenomenon merits recognition as a distinct subgroup of schizophrenia with unique challenges and treatment needs.
Methods:
A case report presenting schizophrenia with preceding obsessive-compulsive disorder over five years.
Results:
This report describes the clinical course and treatment challenges of a patient with obsessive compulsive schizophrenia (OCS).
Conclusion:
This case illustrates that OCS is a complex disorder with atypical clinical characteristics. In managing this patient, several clinical dilemmas including diagnostic ambiguity, problems with pharmacotherapy and difficulties in his rehabilitation were highlighted.
Keywords: obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), schizophrenia spectrum
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