Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Case Presentation
Supervised by: Brig. Farrukh Saleem
Prepared by: Wahaj Ahmad 94
Yumna Asmaa 95
Zainab Hassan 96
Zainab Bashir 97
CASE HISTORY
Patient’s Particulars
• Name: XYZ
• Age: 18 years
• Gender: Male
• Occupation: Student
• Marital status: Single
• Religion: Islam
• Residence: Falcon colony, Lahore
Mode of Referral
• Date of Admission: 29 April 2014
• Voluntary Admission via OPD
• Accompanied by his father
Presenting Complaints
• Repetitive thoughts & compulsive acts: 6 years
• Suicide attempts: 2 weeks prior to admission
“I had died”
History of Presenting Illness
• Repetitive thoughts of uncleanness after urination
• Had to take bath and wash his clothes
• Repetitive thoughts & compulsive acts of rearranging books &
other things
• Repetitive clicking of pen
• Unable to study , frustration
• Approached psychiatrist 1 year ago
• Diagnosed with Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Prescribed FLUVOXAMINE 200mg O.D
• Discontinued medication after 2½ months
• Reasons for non compliance not known
• Symptoms intensified this year during exams
• Problems during studying
• Frustration
• Depression
“ There is nothing left for me in the world”
• Thought & planned suicide
• 5 attempts of suicide
1. Tried to cut his wrist
2. Copper sulphate: pinch
3. Paracetamol: 15+15 tablets
4. Mercury: small amount
5. Cyanide: ¼ bottle
• None successful
Suicidal Risk Assessment
• Sex (M>F)
• Age
• Depression
• Previous attempts
• Ethanol/ drug abuse
• Rational thinking
• Social support
• Organized plan
• No spouse
• Sickness
9/10
(very High)
Past History
• No past history of psychiatric disorder
• Substance abuse:
• Cigarette smoking: 2010; 1 pack/ day ; quitted in 2011
• Vodka: 2010; 3 units of alcohol/day; 2-3 months
• Marijuana: 2011; occasional
• Medical & surgical illness
• Typhoid; 2005
• Dehydration; 2006
• Asthma; 2005 onwards
Family History
Schizophrenia OCD
Personal History
• Normal birth & developmental history
• Schooling:
• Started at age of 4
• Above average student & respectable relation with teacher
• Studies affected by OCD
Pre-morbid Personality
• Attitude towards:
• Self; over concerned with bodily functions
• Others; friendly
• Religion; compliant, hafiz e Quran
• Mood: optimistic, lively
• Reaction pattern to stress: frustration
MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION
• Appearance:
• Young boy of athletic built
• Dressed appropriately
• Well kempt
• Oriented in time place and person
• Behavior:
• Normal psychomotor activity & gait
• Adequate eye contact
• Rapport
• Attentive
• Irritable towards fellow patients
• Respectful and friendly towards physician
• Speech:
• Talkative
• Prompt
• Coherent
• Relevant
• Mood:
• Objective: perplexed & elated
• No diurnal variation
• Affect: appropriate to content
• Subjective: irritable
• Suicidal ideation: present
• Thoughts
• Speed: normal
• Content:
• preoccupied with disease
• Obsessive and compulsive thoughts
• Suicidal ideas
• Able to deal with concept
• Abstract thinking
• Perception:
• No illusions & hallucinations
• Cognitive Examination
• Intact & with in normal range
• Insight
• Level 5; intellectual insight
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Provisional diagnosis
INVESTIGATIONS
Psychometric analysis
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale(Y-BOCS)
• Obtained score: 24
• Interpretation: severe (24-31)
Beck Depression
Inventory (BDI)
Obtained score: 31
Interpretation: moderate depression
Beck Suicide Intent
Scale (BSIS)
Obtained score: 21
Interpretation: severe suicidal
ideation
16 Personality
Factors (16PF)
• Emotionally unstable
• Glum & silent
• Dull, low
Psychometric analysis
• Y-BOCS: severe obsessions & compulsions
• BDI: moderate depression
• BSIS: severe suicidal ideation
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with
High Suicidal Risk
DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS
MANAGEMENT
Management
• Treated indoor due to high risk situation
• High risk safety plan
• Situation was explained in detail to the parents
• Supportive counselling
• Psychoeducation
• Pharmacotherapy
• Fluvoxamine 300mg
• ECT under G.A after written informed consent
• After 4th ECT, achieved considerable improvement
• After 1 month of treatment, there was decrease in suicidal
ideation & OCD symptoms
• Improvement in sleep & appetite
• Discharged with weekly follow-up visits in psychiatry OPD
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    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder CasePresentation Supervised by: Brig. Farrukh Saleem Prepared by: Wahaj Ahmad 94 Yumna Asmaa 95 Zainab Hassan 96 Zainab Bashir 97
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    Patient’s Particulars • Name:XYZ • Age: 18 years • Gender: Male • Occupation: Student • Marital status: Single • Religion: Islam • Residence: Falcon colony, Lahore
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    Mode of Referral •Date of Admission: 29 April 2014 • Voluntary Admission via OPD • Accompanied by his father
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    Presenting Complaints • Repetitivethoughts & compulsive acts: 6 years • Suicide attempts: 2 weeks prior to admission “I had died”
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    History of PresentingIllness • Repetitive thoughts of uncleanness after urination • Had to take bath and wash his clothes • Repetitive thoughts & compulsive acts of rearranging books & other things • Repetitive clicking of pen • Unable to study , frustration
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    • Approached psychiatrist1 year ago • Diagnosed with Obsessive compulsive disorder • Prescribed FLUVOXAMINE 200mg O.D • Discontinued medication after 2½ months • Reasons for non compliance not known
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    • Symptoms intensifiedthis year during exams • Problems during studying • Frustration • Depression “ There is nothing left for me in the world” • Thought & planned suicide
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    • 5 attemptsof suicide 1. Tried to cut his wrist 2. Copper sulphate: pinch 3. Paracetamol: 15+15 tablets 4. Mercury: small amount 5. Cyanide: ¼ bottle • None successful
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    Suicidal Risk Assessment •Sex (M>F) • Age • Depression • Previous attempts • Ethanol/ drug abuse • Rational thinking • Social support • Organized plan • No spouse • Sickness 9/10 (very High)
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    Past History • Nopast history of psychiatric disorder • Substance abuse: • Cigarette smoking: 2010; 1 pack/ day ; quitted in 2011 • Vodka: 2010; 3 units of alcohol/day; 2-3 months • Marijuana: 2011; occasional • Medical & surgical illness • Typhoid; 2005 • Dehydration; 2006 • Asthma; 2005 onwards
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    Personal History • Normalbirth & developmental history • Schooling: • Started at age of 4 • Above average student & respectable relation with teacher • Studies affected by OCD
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    Pre-morbid Personality • Attitudetowards: • Self; over concerned with bodily functions • Others; friendly • Religion; compliant, hafiz e Quran • Mood: optimistic, lively • Reaction pattern to stress: frustration
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    • Appearance: • Youngboy of athletic built • Dressed appropriately • Well kempt • Oriented in time place and person • Behavior: • Normal psychomotor activity & gait • Adequate eye contact • Rapport • Attentive • Irritable towards fellow patients • Respectful and friendly towards physician
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    • Speech: • Talkative •Prompt • Coherent • Relevant • Mood: • Objective: perplexed & elated • No diurnal variation • Affect: appropriate to content • Subjective: irritable • Suicidal ideation: present
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    • Thoughts • Speed:normal • Content: • preoccupied with disease • Obsessive and compulsive thoughts • Suicidal ideas • Able to deal with concept • Abstract thinking • Perception: • No illusions & hallucinations
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    • Cognitive Examination •Intact & with in normal range • Insight • Level 5; intellectual insight
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    Yale-Brown Obsessive CompulsiveScale(Y-BOCS) • Obtained score: 24 • Interpretation: severe (24-31)
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    Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Obtainedscore: 31 Interpretation: moderate depression
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    Beck Suicide Intent Scale(BSIS) Obtained score: 21 Interpretation: severe suicidal ideation
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    16 Personality Factors (16PF) •Emotionally unstable • Glum & silent • Dull, low
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    Psychometric analysis • Y-BOCS:severe obsessions & compulsions • BDI: moderate depression • BSIS: severe suicidal ideation
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    Obsessive Compulsive Disorderwith High Suicidal Risk DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS
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    Management • Treated indoordue to high risk situation • High risk safety plan • Situation was explained in detail to the parents • Supportive counselling • Psychoeducation • Pharmacotherapy • Fluvoxamine 300mg • ECT under G.A after written informed consent
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    • After 4thECT, achieved considerable improvement • After 1 month of treatment, there was decrease in suicidal ideation & OCD symptoms • Improvement in sleep & appetite • Discharged with weekly follow-up visits in psychiatry OPD