Common Dermatoses in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic, debilitating syndrome, consisting of intrusive thoughts- which are experienced as inappropriate by the patient and are producing anxiety- and compulsions, defined as repetitive behaviours produced to reduce anxiety. While patients with obsessive-compulsive...

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Main Authors: Mircea Tampa, Maria Isabela Sarbu, Clara Matei, Vasile Benea, Simona Roxana Georgescu
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=jmms
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author Mircea Tampa
Maria Isabela Sarbu
Clara Matei
Vasile Benea
Simona Roxana Georgescu
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description Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic, debilitating syndrome, consisting of intrusive thoughts- which are experienced as inappropriate by the patient and are producing anxiety- and compulsions, defined as repetitive behaviours produced to reduce anxiety. While patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder typically have xerosis, eczema or lichen simplex chronicus, as a result of frequent washing or rubbing their skin, several other disorders which are included in the group of factitious disorders have also been associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder. A close collaboration between the dermatologist and the psychiatrist is therefore mandatory in order to achieve favourable outcomes for these patients. The aim of the article is to present the most frequent dermatological disorders associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder and to look over some of the rare ones.
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spelling doaj-art-0bbf5d18ddd64ed9a68ad2b3710ff2ca2025-08-20T02:15:42ZengMDPI AGJournal of Mind and Medical Sciences2392-76742015-10-0122150158Common Dermatoses in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive DisordersMircea Tampa0Maria Isabela Sarbu1Clara Matei2Vasile Benea3Simona Roxana Georgescu4Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Dermatology and VenereologyVictor Babes Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Department of Dermatology and VenereologyCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Dermatology and VenereologyVictor Babes Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Department of Dermatology and VenereologyCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Dermatology and VenereologyObsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic, debilitating syndrome, consisting of intrusive thoughts- which are experienced as inappropriate by the patient and are producing anxiety- and compulsions, defined as repetitive behaviours produced to reduce anxiety. While patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder typically have xerosis, eczema or lichen simplex chronicus, as a result of frequent washing or rubbing their skin, several other disorders which are included in the group of factitious disorders have also been associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder. A close collaboration between the dermatologist and the psychiatrist is therefore mandatory in order to achieve favourable outcomes for these patients. The aim of the article is to present the most frequent dermatological disorders associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder and to look over some of the rare ones.http://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=jmmsFactitious disordersobsessive-compulsive disordersacne excoriee
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obsessive-compulsive disorders
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title Common Dermatoses in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
title_full Common Dermatoses in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
title_fullStr Common Dermatoses in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
title_full_unstemmed Common Dermatoses in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
title_short Common Dermatoses in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
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topic Factitious disorders
obsessive-compulsive disorders
acne excoriee
url http://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=jmms
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