Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the Elderly

Four cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder arising in late life in association with a presumed organic aetiology are described. Three of the four had brief episodes of OCD earlier in their lives. Neuropsychological assessment demonstrated impairments in verbal fluency and visuo-spatial tasks. No ca...

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Main Authors: Michael P. Philpot, Sube Banerjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1998-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/759658