Delayed Emergence of Obsessive–Compulsive Neurosis Following Head Injury
- 1 December 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 153 (6) , 839-842
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.153.6.839
Abstract
A patient with obsessive–compulsive neurosis arising six months after minor head injury is described. The theoretical implications of this case are discussed. A neuropsychological model to explain the onset of the disorder in this and previously reported cases is suggested.Keywords
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