Obsessive slowness presenting as catatonia in a patient with Borderline Intelligence

被引:4
作者
Saha, Rahul [1 ]
Singh, Shubh Mohan [2 ]
Nischal, Anil [3 ]
机构
[1] Dr RML Hosp, PGIMER, Dept Psychiat, New Delhi, India
[2] PGI, Dept Psychiat, Chandigarh, India
[3] KGMU, Dept Psychiat, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
关键词
Catatonia; Obsessive slowness; Diagnosis;
D O I
10.1016/j.ajp.2015.09.008
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Obsessive slowness is described to be a syndrome of extreme slowness in ways various tasks are performed. Its existence as an independent syndrome is challenged by authors, who regard it to be a part of obsessive compulsive disorder. We describe here a case of a 24-year-old male patient who presented with catatonic symptoms. Diagnostic difficulties and management issues are highlighted. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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