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SAGE Publications, Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2(34), p. 179-180, 2012

DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.101800

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Obsessive compulsive disorder masquerading as psychosis

Journal article published in 2012 by Dhanya Raveendranathan, Eesha Sharma, Lakshmi Shiva, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian ORCID, Mg Rao, Shivarama Varambally, Bn Gangadhar ORCID
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Abstract

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is commonly regarded as a disorder with good insight. However, it has now been recognized that insight varies in these patients. Pathological beliefs seem to lie on a continuum of insight, with full insight at one end and delusion at the other. This can indeed pose a considerable challenge, especially in a scenario where the phenomenon is difficult to discern. We report a case of OCD, which was initially diagnosed as psychosis.