Loss of vision secondary to obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:36:07Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:36:07Z
dc.date.created2014-05-20T13:36:07Z
dc.date.issued2009-05-01
dc.identifierGeneral Hospital Psychiatry. New York: Elsevier B.V., v. 31, n. 3, p. 292-294, 2009.
dc.identifier0163-8343
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/12437
dc.identifier10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.08.007
dc.identifierWOS:000266029200013
dc.identifier3837157956819433
dc.identifier9423859833835064
dc.description.abstractObjective: To report a rare case of self-inflicted eye injury secondary to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).Method: Case report.Results: A 41 year-old patient had significant bilateral visual loss and blunt trauma through touching his ocular cavities due to recurrent doubts regarding their shape and urges to check the format of bones and cartilages. Differential diagnosis with tic disorders is discussed, and the patient's treatment approach is described.Conclusion: Although rare, severe clinical complications can occur in OCD. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relationGeneral Hospital Psychiatry
dc.relation2.989
dc.relation1,147
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectObsessive-compulsive disorder
dc.subjectCompulsion
dc.subjectSelf-mutilation
dc.subjectSelf-inflicted eye injuries
dc.subjectClinical complications
dc.titleLoss of vision secondary to obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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