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Unwanted Erections in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Hilary M. C. Warwick  and
Paul M. Salkovskis
Hilary M. C. Warwick*
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
Paul M. Salkovskis
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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The presentation of inappropriate penile erections calls for great caution in making a diagnosis. Two patients who had unwanted erections also had obsessive-compulsive disorder – a previously unreported association. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is not inconsistent with unwanted erections and should be considered in assessment.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue 6 , December 1990 , pp. 919 - 921
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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