A case of familiar obsessive-compulsive disorder

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2014-03-03

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Varela Reboiras, L., Tajes Alonso, M., Domínguez Santos, M. D., & Mazaira Castro, J. A. (2014). A case of familiar obsessive-compulsive disorder. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 31(1), 70–73. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/206

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Case reports

Authors

  • Lucía Varela Reboiras Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela
  • María Tajes Alonso Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela
  • María Dolores Domínguez Santos Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela
  • José Alfredo Mazaira Castro Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela

Keywords:

obsessive compulsive disorder, genetic component, comorbidity

Abstract

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts (obsessions), and repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions)1. The exact cause of OCD is still unknown1. Evidence from familial, twin and segregation studies supports the role of a genetic component in the etiology of OCD1. But comorbidity2 is also important in this disorder and sometimes it goes unnoticed3. We present a case in which a patient is referred to our mental health service with the suspicion of a somatoform disorder complicated with an obsessive-compulsive disorder, also with high familial aggregation.

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Author Biographies

Lucía Varela Reboiras, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela

Médico residente psiquiatría. Servicio de psiquiatría.

Correspondencia:
Lucía Varela Reboiras.
Servicio de Psiquiatría. Complejo Hospitalario
Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. C/
Choupana s/n. Santiago de Compostela. 15706. A
Coruña.

María Tajes Alonso, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela

Facultativo especialista de área. Servicio de psiquiatría.

María Dolores Domínguez Santos, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela

Facultativo especialista de área. Servicio de psiquiatría

José Alfredo Mazaira Castro, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela

Coordinador Unidad salud Mental Infanto juvenil. Servicio de psiquiatría.

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