Methylphenidate-Induced Obsessive-Compulsiveness

Abstract

An 8-year-old boy with a transient but severely debilitating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), induced by a brief course of methylphenidate (MPH) (10 mg/daily) for treatment of mild, uncomplicated attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is reported from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford, Illinois.

Keywords

• methylphenidate
• obsessive compulsive disorder
• comorbid complication