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Exacerbation of Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms Associated with Clozapine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

M. J. Eales  and
A. O. Layeni
M. J. Eales*
Affiliation:
Tone Vale Hospital, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Somerset TA4 1DB (formerly Senior Registrar in Psychiatry, Eastbourne Health Authority)
A. O. Layeni
Affiliation:
Eastbourne Health Authority
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

We report a case in which clozapine caused a marked and disabling exacerbation of obsessive–compulsive rituals in a patient with schizophrenia.

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Short Papers
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 164 , Issue 5 , May 1994 , pp. 687 - 688
Copyright
Copyright © 1994 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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