Changes in Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms during Manic Episodes: A case series
Year: 2007
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Objective: Although there are some reports of reduction of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in manic episodes or its exacerbation during depressive episodes, this relationship has not been proved. Method: Clinical observations of six cases with co-morbidity of bipolar-I-disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder or symptoms. Results: The cases presented here show heterogeneity and variety of the relationships between the obsessions and bipolar-I-disorder.Limitations: Low sample size and non-random sampling. Conclusions: This variety of clinical presentations may indicate the presence of different clinical groups that their validity should be assessed through more systematized studies.
Authors: Amir Shabani Md, Mehrdad Eftekhar Md, Shirin Abedian Md, Amir Shabani Assistant, Niayesh St, Sattarkhan Ave
Institution: Iran University of Medical Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2224521110