Exaggerating, mislabeling or simulating obsessive–compulsive symptoms: Case reports of patients claiming to have obsessive–compulsive disorder
Fontenelle L, Lins-Martins N, Melca I, Lima A, de Menezes G, Torres A, Yücel M, Miguel E, Mendlowicz M. Exaggerating, mislabeling or simulating obsessive–compulsive symptoms: Case reports of patients claiming to have obsessive–compulsive disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2014, 55: 1188-1194. PMID: 24794641, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultDiagnostic ErrorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderYoung AdultConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderDrug-related side effectsAxis I psychiatric disordersNon-consecutive patientsDisease courseCase reportTreatment responsePsychiatric disordersReported casesSide effectsSymptom patternsClinical judgmentOCD clinicPatientsExperienced cliniciansObsessive-compulsive symptomsPattern of responseFormal diagnosisSymptomsDiagnosisOCD diagnosisCompulsive symptomsDisordersClinicClinical vignettes