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Such presentations may be difficult to recognize in clinical practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case report describes a 16-year-old girl with an eight-month history of school refusal and intrusive thoughts. She experienced repetitive mental reviewing and vivid internal dialogues but recognized them as her own thoughts. Depressive symptoms were also present. There were no fixed delusional beliefs or externally perceived hallucinations. The diagnosis was OCD with predominantly mental compulsions. Sertraline combined with psychotherapy produced minimal improvement. Given the limited response, the treatment plan was adjusted. Treatment with vortioxetine and low-dose aripiprazole was followed by symptom reduction and a gradual return to school.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case describes an atypical adolescent OCD presentation in which inner dialogic intrusive experiences and depressive symptoms obscured the underlying obsessive pathology. Careful phenomenological assessment is important to avoid misdiagnosis and delayed treatment in similar cases. 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