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Trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo
Nombres alternativos:
Neurosis obsesiva-compulsiva; TOC
SÃntomas:
- Obsesiones o compulsiones que ocasionan sufrimiento significativo o interferencia con la vida cotidiana
- Obsesiones o compulsiones que no se deben a una enfermedad o consumo de drogas
La persona generalmente reconoce que el comportamiento es excesivo o irracional.
Signos y exámenes:
La descripción que la misma persona hace del comportamiento usualmente lleva a diagnosticar este trastorno. Se realiza un examen fÃsico para descartar alguna causa fÃsica y se hace una evaluación psiquiátrica para descartar otros trastornos psiquiátricos. Los cuestionarios, como la Escala Obsesivo Compulsiva de Yale-Brown (Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale), pueden ayudar a diagnosticar este trastorno y rastrear el progreso del tratamiento.
Referencias:
Moore DP, Jefferson JW. Handbook of Medical Psychiatry . 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2004:167-170.
Rakel RE. Textbook of Family Practice . 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2005:1348-1350.
- Fecha de revisión: 5/8/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Paul Ballas, D.O., Department of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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