Obsessive-compulsive disorder occurring as a complication in benzodiazepine withdrawal

J Nerv Ment Dis. 1988 Nov;176(11):688-91. doi: 10.1097/00005053-198811000-00008.

Abstract

A case history of obsessive-compulsive disorder occurring in a 32-year-old woman after benzodiazepine withdrawal is presented. The possible biochemical and neuropsychological mechanisms involved in the etiology and maintenance of this condition are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Benzodiazepines / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Limbic System / physiopathology
  • Models, Neurological
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / chemically induced*
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / physiopathology
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / physiopathology*

Substances

  • Benzodiazepines