The Role of Trauma and of Adverse Life Events in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder of Teenagers – A Clinical Case
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https://doi.org/10.25752/psi.18813Keywords:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Trauma, Stress, Adverse Life Events, AdolescenceAbstract
Background: Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder which frequently presents before 18 years of age. Although there are many etiological factors involved, recent evidence reinforces the role of environmental factors in OCD physiopathology, namely stress or trauma inducing life events.
Aims: With the present paper, the authors aim to systematize current data in the literature regarding the particular role of trauma and adverse life events in the pathophysiology of
OCD in adolescence.
Methods: Case report and non-systematic review of the literature available in the Pub-Med database using the keywords “obsessive
compulsive disorder”, “trauma”, “life events”, “adolescence” between September and October 2019.
Results and Conclusions: This paper presents the case report of an adolescent with OCD whose symptoms appeared after a period of illness of a close family member. Data in the literature supports the role of stressful life events and trauma as precipitant events for OCD symptoms in childhood and adolescence.
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