Familial and Interpersonal Relations in patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Abstract
The present qualitative study aims to examine the nature of familial and interpersonal relations in the lives of patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It aimed to explore the perspective of patients with OCD regarding the behavior of their parents, siblings and extended family towards them. The constructivist paradigm and a collective case study method were employed to explore the nature of familial and interpersonal relations of patients with OCD. Two participants were selected through homogenous purposive sampling strategy from Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. In-Depth interviews were used as a method to gather the information that were tape recorded and later transcribed into Urdu language. The obtained data was analyzed by conducting within and cross-case analyses. The verification procedures employed included clarifying researcher’s bias and rich-thick description. The results depicted that the relationships of patients with their parents were of tight-knit type and relations with their siblings were of obligatory and detached type. Moreover, other interpersonal relationships (i.e., friends and cousins) of patients were of reciprocal type.