Open AccessConvulsions in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Author(s) -
Soumya Basu,
SubhashChandra Gupta,
SHaque Nizamie
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.55945
Subject(s) - obsessive compulsive , convulsion , epilepsy , psychology , seizure disorders , psychiatry , association (psychology) , treatment modality , medicine , psychotherapist
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and epilepsy tend to share a close association. However, the exact relationship between OCD symptoms and epileptic convulsions is not well known. A case of OCD who improved remarkably following drug-induced seizures is described, implicating a role for convulsion as an alternative therapeutic modality in OCD.
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