Open AccessObsessive-Compulsive Disorder Presenting with Compulsions to Urinate Frequently
Author(s) -
Stephen Amarjeet Jiwanmall,
Dheeraj Kattula
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.185953
Subject(s) - sertraline , obsessive compulsive , girl , urination , psychiatry , psychology , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , psychotherapist , anxiety , urinary system , surgery , developmental psychology , antidepressant
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common psychiatric disorder which is easily recognized. However, sometimes patients of OCD present in such an atypical presentation of symptoms and a pathway to care involving multiple specialities. We report a case of a girl who had consulted several physicians and a urologist for frequent micturition, who was treated as a case of OCD after clarifying the compulsive nature of her symptom. There was significant improvement in her condition following 8 weeks of treatment with 200 mg of Sertraline and behaviour therapy.