Auditory, Visual, Tactile, Olfactory, and Bodily Hallucinations in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo F. Fontenelle ◽  
Angélica P. Lopes ◽  
Manuela C. Borges ◽  
Paula G. Pacheco ◽  
Antonio L. Nascimento ◽  
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ABSTRACTAlthough much attention has been paid to patients who lack insight into their obsessional beliefs, less importance has been given to individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who display perceptual disturbances typically found in psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders, or mood disorders with psychotic features. We would like to call the attention to a phenomenon that has been neglected in the psychiatric literature: the occurrence of hallucinations and related phenomena in patients with OCD. In this case report, we describe five clinical vignettes of patients with OCD with hallucinations in several different sensory modalities, including the auditory, the visual, the tactile, the olfactory, and the cenesthetic ones. Further psychopathological research should clarify the clinical significance of hallucinations among patients with OCD.

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-318
Author(s):  
Anna Urbańska ◽  
Agnieszka Lis ◽  
Mateusz Sołowiej ◽  
Aneta Perzyńska-Starkiewicz ◽  
Diana Szymczuk ◽  
...  

AbstractPurpose: A case of schizophrenia with coexisting obsessive-compulsive symptoms is reported.Case: The frequency of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) occurrence among patients suffering from schizophrenia is considerably higher in comparison to general population. The results of some studies show that schizo-obsessive disorder is characterized by higher intensity of negative and depressive symptoms. Patients with comorbid schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder show greater level of social dysfunction and they exhibit suicidal behaviours more often than patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. We present a 33-year-old female with obsessive-compulsive symptoms with onset in her early teens with no satisfactory response to treatment, in spite of her good intellect and insight into illness and cooperation.Comment: There is some evidence suggesting that patients with “schizo-obsessive disorder” have a worse prognosis compared to the group of patients suffering only from schizophrenia, but the effect of OCD on schizophrenia symptom profile is unclear.


2013 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
S. Ouanes ◽  
A. Ben Houidi ◽  
Y. Zgueb ◽  
A. Dabboussi ◽  
R. Jomli ◽  
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2001 ◽  
Vol 59 (3A) ◽  
pp. 587-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Débora Palmini Maia ◽  
Francisco Cardoso

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by a combination of multiple motor tics and at least one phonic tic. TS patients often have associated behavioral abnormalities such as obsessive compulsive disorder, attention deficit and hyperactive disorder. Coprolalia, defined as emission of obscenities or swearing, is one type of complex vocal tic, present in 8% to 26% of patients. The pathophysiology of coprolalia and other complex phonic tics remains ill-defined. We report a patient whose complex phonic tic was characterized by repetitively saying "breast cancer" on seeing the son of aunt who suffered from this condition. The patient was unable to suppress the tic and did not meet criteria for obsessive compulsive disorder. The phenomenology herein described supports the theory that complex phonic tics result from disinhibition of the loop connecting the basal ganglia with the limbic cortex.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-67
Author(s):  
A Jha ◽  
D Joshi

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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