Comparison of physical health and family functioning in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar and normal

The aim of this study was to compare physical health and family functioning in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder and normal.

The present study is a causal-comparative study and the statistical population of the study includes all obsessive-compulsive and bipolar patients hospitalized and referred to Fatemi Hospital and psychiatric clinics in Ardabil in autumn, which were received by obsessive-compulsive and bipolar disorders. . From this statistical population, 40 obsessive-compulsive individuals, 40 bipolar individuals and 40 normal individuals were selected by available sampling method and answered the physical health and family functioning questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS-25 software.

The results of the present study showed that there is a significant difference between physical health and its components in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder and normal (P <0.01). Also, this difference is significant in the family performance variable and its components in all three groups of normal, bipolar and obsessive (P <0.01).

These results indicate that impaired family dysfunction and physical health increase the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder. Therefore, paying attention to this result in psychotherapy plans and specialized interventions can be effective.