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Program Description:

This talk explores the diagnostic overlap between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and psychosis, with a focus on clinical differentiation. I will review two articles: one describing pediatric cases initially diagnosed as psychosis that were ultimately found to be OCD, highlighting how intrusive thoughts with poor insight can mimic delusions; and another examining schizo-obsessive disorder, in which individuals with schizophrenia also experience comorbid OCD symptoms. The presentation will emphasize key phenomenological differences, common diagnostic pitfalls, and implications for accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Speaker's Bio

Jonathan Rapps, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in private practice. He received his M.D. from the Tel Aviv University School of Medicine New York State/American Program. He completed his psychiatry residency at Community Memorial Healthcare in Ventura, California, where he served as Chief Resident of the Outpatient Service.  Dr. Rapps subsequently received child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship training at Zucker Hillside Hospital/Northwell Health. His clinical interests include obsessive-compulsive disorder and tic disorders.