Tibia stress fracture secondary to obsessive compulsive disorder

Guler G., Kutuk M. O., Yildirim V., GÜL ÇELİK G., Toros F., Milcan A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE, cilt.51, sa.3, ss.258-261, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0091217416651398
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.258-261
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by obsessions and compulsions. Early-onset OCD is one of the most common mental illnesses of children and adolescents, with a prevalence of 1% to 3%. It is related to worse lifespan symptoms and prognosis. Therefore, the treatment of OCD in children and adolescent has gained importance. If it is not treated successfully, the compulsive behaviors may cause extreme stress for children and their parents. Although minor complications of OCD are commonly observed, major complications are considerably rare due to the nature of compulsive behaviors. Apparently, loss of vision, autocastration, rectal prolapse are examples of major complications secondary to OCD. As far as we know, it is the first case of tibia stress fracture secondary to OCD. In the present case report, we will discuss tibia stress fracture developing secondary to compulsive behavior due to OCD.