Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-V; American Psychiatric Association, 2013), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined by the experience of obsessions and/or compulsion. Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges or impulses that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted. This obsessions generally cause the feelings of anxiety. As a result patient applies compulsions, repetitive behaviors or mental acts, to neutralize the anxiety that comes from obsessions. Obsessions and compulsions are generally seen together and they are time consuming for the patient. It causes various functional consequences such as reduced quality of life, social and occupational impairment, avoiding
from situations that trigger obsessions and compulsions. OCD causes relationship difficulties outside the family, lack of autonomy and independence from the family. Patients with OCD can set up some rules on family members due to their disorders. As a result, the disorder can cause some dysfunctions in the family. This paper includes the review of the literature that investigates OCD in the context of the family.
Family Burden and Quality of Life One study provides a fact that OCD does not only affect the patient but it also affects relatives of the patients who live with them (Cicek, Cicek, Kayhan, Uguz, & Kaya, 2013). Family members adjust their lives according to needs of patients. The symptoms of the disorder may increase the dependence level to relatives. Generally, family members have many difficulties such as depression, tiredness, and relationship problems about the disorder. They give support to patients in many areas of the live and this helps to decrease patient’s anxiety. Unfortunately, it can induce dysfunctions in the family and increase the family burden. The study found through the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) that family members of OCD patients have higher family burden rate than family members of control healthy participants. They have lower Quality of Life (QoL) rate than control group. The period of the disorder is also important
from situations that trigger obsessions and compulsions. OCD causes relationship difficulties outside the family, lack of autonomy and independence from the family. Patients with OCD can set up some rules on family members due to their disorders. As a result, the disorder can cause some dysfunctions in the family. This paper includes the review of the literature that investigates OCD in the context of the family.
Family Burden and Quality of Life One study provides a fact that OCD does not only affect the patient but it also affects relatives of the patients who live with them (Cicek, Cicek, Kayhan, Uguz, & Kaya, 2013). Family members adjust their lives according to needs of patients. The symptoms of the disorder may increase the dependence level to relatives. Generally, family members have many difficulties such as depression, tiredness, and relationship problems about the disorder. They give support to patients in many areas of the live and this helps to decrease patient’s anxiety. Unfortunately, it can induce dysfunctions in the family and increase the family burden. The study found through the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) that family members of OCD patients have higher family burden rate than family members of control healthy participants. They have lower Quality of Life (QoL) rate than control group. The period of the disorder is also important