Diagnóstico diferencial do transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo

• Main Author: Albina R Torres
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2001-10-01
• Series: Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
• Subjects: Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Diagnosis; Diagnosis, differential
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462001000600007

<abstract language="eng">Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has clinical features that overlap in various degrees with many other mental disorders. As a result, the differential diagnosis sometimes can be difficult. This review briefly summarizes the phenomenologic similarities and differences between OCD and the following disorders: depression, phobias, hypochondriasis and body dysmorphic disorder, Tourette syndrome and tic disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, impulse control and eating disorders, generalized anxiety, panic and post-traumatic stress disorders, and delusional and schizophrenic disorders. The accurate diagnosis is essential for adequate treatment planning and management.