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Peer victimization and the development of obsessive–compulsive disorder in adolescence
Author(s) -
Storch Eric A.,
Heidgerken Amanda D.,
Adkins Jennifer W.,
Cole Michael,
Murphy Tanya K.,
Geffken Gary R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/da.20040
Subject(s) - psychology , obsessive compulsive , peer victimization , clinical psychology , peer group , cognition , peer relations , psychiatry , human factors and ergonomics , developmental psychology , poison control , medicine , medical emergency
We describe an adolescent boy's experience of peer victimization and its relation with his development of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Subsequent to being peer victimized, this boy was seen for 20 sessions of cognitive–behavioral therapy over the course of 4 weeks that followed the protocol outlined by March and Mulle in 1998. Standardized post‐treatment assessment indicated significant reductions in OCD, depressive, and anxious symptomatology as compared to baseline. This case illustrates how negative peer experiences may be related to the development and maintenance of OCD. Depression and Anxiety 00:000–000, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.