Clinical Kynanthropy: A Case Report of Psychological Manifestation of a Dog Bite

Abstract

Letter to the Editor days of treatment, the mother reported improvement in reassurance-seeking behavior, and after one month of treatment, the patient reported improvement in the repetitive doubts. In three months, he was found to sustain the improvement and had improvement in socio-occupational functioning. Also, his Y-BOCS score decreased to 6, and his BABS score reduced to zero with good insight. There were no adverse effects reported. After recovery, he was thankful and attributed the symptoms to stress after reading and watching videos about dog bites.