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Schizophrenia with Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms: A Case Report

Author(s) -

A Jha,

D Joshi

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of psychiatrists association of nepal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2091-2862

pISSN - 2350-8949

DOI - 10.3126/jpan.v8i1.26340

Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , fluoxetine , psychiatry , obsessive compulsive , psychology , psychosis , medicine , receptor , serotonin

Obsessive-compulsive disorder/ symptoms may be co-morbid in schizophrenia. The clinical impact of this co-morbidity is poor response to anti-psychotic medications. We present a case of 35 yr old female who presented with symptoms suggestive of schizophrenia and later co-morbid obsessive symptom responded well to addition of fluoxetine to antipsychotics. This case study reveals that the identification and treatment of OCD in schizophrenia is very crucial for optimistic outcome.

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