PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Sughayir, Mohammed A.
TI  - In-patient treatment for resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder
DP  - 2000 Feb 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 193--195
VI  - 21
IP  - 2
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/21/2/193.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/21/2/193.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2000 Feb 01; 21
AB  - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is one of the increasing psychological disorders. If not detected early and treated properly, obsessive-compulsive disorder usually becomes an incapacitating illness adversely affecting almost all aspects of the patient's life. Outpatient behavioral and pharmacotherapies frequently fail. This is a report on a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder that was treated as an in-patient with both behavior and pharmacotherapies, she was then followed up for 5 years with no relapse. The case reflects the importance and the need for in-patient units for severe resistant obsessive compulsive cases especially in Saudi Arabia where we have an increasing number of such cases.