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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

Diagnostic Criteria

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  • B. There is evidence from the history, physical examination, or laboratory findings that the disturbance is the direct pathophysiological consequence of another medical condition.

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  • C. The disturbance is not better explained by another mental disorder.

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  • D. The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of a delirium.

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  • E. The disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

References

  1. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.


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