Obsessive-compulsive disorder due to another medical condition
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sonya Gelfand, Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
According to the DSM-V, obsessive-compulsive disorder due to another medical condition is diagnosed in patients with obsessions and compulsions characteristic of OCD, but that develop as a pathophysiological consequence of another pre-existing medical condition.
Differential Diagnosis
- Associated feature of another mental disorder
- Mixed presentation of symptoms (e.g., mood and obsessive-compulsive and related disorder symptoms).
- Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (primary)
- Other specified obsessive-compulsive and related disorder or unspecified obsessive compulsive and related disorder
- Substance/medication-induced obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
Diagnostic Criteria
DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria for Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition [1]
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References
- ↑ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.
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