Abstract
In India the 6–7% people suffering from common mental disorders and 1–2% for severe mental disorders. One in five people in India live with a mental illness. The number of minor ailments like neurosis, psychosomatic diseases are about 4–5 times higher in Haryana. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is often a severe, frequently debilitating anxiety disorder that affects approximately 2% of the population. The study is to assess and compare the obsessive beliefs and family functioning among OCD patients and general population in selected areas of Haryana. A non-experimental research approach and descriptive comparative design was used. OCD patients and general population from selected areas of Haryana was used to collect the data. Total sample of the study was 57 (27 OCD patients and 30 general population). Convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample. A structured obsessive belief questionnaire of 7-point rating scale and general family functioning scale was used to focusing on obsessive beliefs and family functioning of OCD patients and general population. The mean obsessive belief score of OCD patients (244.56) was higher than mean obsessive belief score of general population (210.90). The mean general family functioning score of OCD patients (2.21) was higher than the mean general family functioning score of general population (1.92). The coefficient of co-relation between obsessive belief scores and general family functioning scores obtained by OCD patients and general population was (−0.06, -0.23) suggesting a negative co-relation between obsessive belief scores and general family functioning scores. The study concludes that there was significant difference in obsessive beliefs and general family functioning of OCD patients and general population.
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