Response of obsessive compulsive disorder to carbamazepine in two patients with comorbid epilepsy.

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  • L F Koopowitz
  • M Berk
چکیده

An association between epilepsy and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has been noted. The response of two patients with OCD and comorbid epilepsy to carbamazepine is reported. It is hypothesized that obsessive compulsive symptoms may be a variant of epileptiform forced thinking in a subgroup of patients, and may be preferentially responsive to anticonvulsant therapy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Annals of clinical psychiatry : official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists

دوره 9 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1997