Co-Morbidity of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Motor Tics in an Eight Year–Old Boy

authors:

avatar Mina Zarei 1 , avatar Reza Bidaki 2 , * , avatar Soraya Saberi 3 , avatar Leili Khorasani 3 , avatar Mitra Hakim-Shooshtari 4

Department General Physician, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Psychiatry, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Department Psychology, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences: Vol.15, issue 2; e93128
published online: October 28, 2012
article type: Case Report
received: May 30, 2011
accepted: August 24, 2011

how to cite: Zarei M, Bidaki R, Saberi S, Khorasani L, Hakim-Shooshtari M. Co-Morbidity of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Motor Tics in an Eight Year–Old Boy. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2013;15(2):e93128. 

Abstract

Obsessive-Compulsive Disease (OCD) incidence rate in children and adolescents is about 1-2 percent males develop the disease more than females and it clearly is associated with attentiondeficithyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression and body dysmorphic disorder. Regarding the fact that initial diagnosis and treatment of disorders with OCD in children can protect them from further problems in their life, in this study, the premature OCD with motor tic disorder in an 8-year-old boy is reported.

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