Preschool Onset of Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: A Case Report

JOURNAL TITLE: Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry

Author
1. Shikha K Talati
2. Varun Gupta
3. Sankalp Doda
4. Jitendra Jeenger
ISSN
2319-5363
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10067-0033
Volume
13
Issue
2
Publishing Year
2019
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Psychiatry, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
    1. Department of Psychiatry, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
    1. Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre New Delhi, India
    2. Lungenklinik, Hemer, Hemer, Germany
    3. Lungenklinik Hemer, Hemer, Germany
    1. Department of Psychiatry, Civil Hospital, Jind, Haryana, India
  • Article keywords
    Differential diagnoses, Exposure and response prevention therapy, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Preschool onset

    Abstract

    Preschool onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is rare with limited studies on it and with multiple diagnostic and treatment quandaries. We report a case of 5-year-old girl who had obsessive-compulsive symptoms since 4 years of age. She was diagnosed based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition criteria after eliminating other potential diagnoses. She showed good response to a combination of parent-assisted exposure and response prevention therapy and fluoxetine. This case brings into focus the distress associated with very early onset of OCD and discussion of differential diagnoses and treatment options for it.

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