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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Paraphilia in a Monozygotic Twin Pair

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Elizabeth M. J. Cryan ,
Gerard J. Butcher  and
Marcus G. T. Webb
Elizabeth M. J. Cryan*
Affiliation:
St Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4
Gerard J. Butcher
Affiliation:
St Patrick's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8
Marcus G. T. Webb
Affiliation:
Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

We report OCD and paraphilia in two male members of triplets (the two males being monozygotic twins), and discuss the possible aetiological factors for this previously unreported occurrence. We suggest that patients presenting with paraphilia should be examined for OCD and that a detailed sexual history should be obtained in all patients with OCD.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 5 , November 1992 , pp. 694 - 698
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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