Authors :
Karn Priya Tiwari; Dr. Nand Kumar Singh
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 4 - April
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7912689
Abstract :
Marriage and family are not optional; they
are necessary. Marriage provides a person an opportunity
for a secure and protected satisfaction of his need
companionship, affections and sexual expression.
Adjustment is very much an integral part of marriage but
to be honest, adjustment is not always easy. The ground
reality of adjustment is quite different from whatever is
spoken or written about it. Marriage may be stressful for
vulnerable people, which may lead to development of
mental-health problems. Major mental-health disorders
may be the cause or effect of marital discord. As it is
evident from the literature OCD is considered to widely
prevalent and significantly affect the marital adjustment
among spouses of the patients. Aim: The aim of the study
was to compare the marital adjustment between spouses of
patients diagnosed with OCD.
Methodology: The present study was a cross-sectional,
hospital based study, using purposive sampling. Sample
collected from the outpatient departments of Gwalior
Mansik Arogyashala Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh as per the
inclusion & exclusion criteria. The study was conducted
among randomly chosen 30 patients with OCD and their
spouses. Sample had collected after informed about the
nature and purpose of the study. Socio-demographic data
of the patients and spouses, clinical data of patients, and
marital adjustment were recorded. The severity of
Obsessive and Compulsive Disorders was recorded using
the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
(Wayne K. Goodman, 1989) and Marital Adjustment
Questionnaire (MAQ) (Dr. Kumar & Dr. Rohatgi, 1999)
was used for assessment the marital adjustment of spouse.
Results: Result shown that there was a significant negative
correlation between the total score of marital adjustment
and the severity of illness among patients diagnosed with
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Keywords :
Marital Adjustment, Spouses of Patients, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders.
Marriage and family are not optional; they
are necessary. Marriage provides a person an opportunity
for a secure and protected satisfaction of his need
companionship, affections and sexual expression.
Adjustment is very much an integral part of marriage but
to be honest, adjustment is not always easy. The ground
reality of adjustment is quite different from whatever is
spoken or written about it. Marriage may be stressful for
vulnerable people, which may lead to development of
mental-health problems. Major mental-health disorders
may be the cause or effect of marital discord. As it is
evident from the literature OCD is considered to widely
prevalent and significantly affect the marital adjustment
among spouses of the patients. Aim: The aim of the study
was to compare the marital adjustment between spouses of
patients diagnosed with OCD.
Methodology: The present study was a cross-sectional,
hospital based study, using purposive sampling. Sample
collected from the outpatient departments of Gwalior
Mansik Arogyashala Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh as per the
inclusion & exclusion criteria. The study was conducted
among randomly chosen 30 patients with OCD and their
spouses. Sample had collected after informed about the
nature and purpose of the study. Socio-demographic data
of the patients and spouses, clinical data of patients, and
marital adjustment were recorded. The severity of
Obsessive and Compulsive Disorders was recorded using
the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
(Wayne K. Goodman, 1989) and Marital Adjustment
Questionnaire (MAQ) (Dr. Kumar & Dr. Rohatgi, 1999)
was used for assessment the marital adjustment of spouse.
Results: Result shown that there was a significant negative
correlation between the total score of marital adjustment
and the severity of illness among patients diagnosed with
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Keywords :
Marital Adjustment, Spouses of Patients, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders.
