Investigation of Sociodemographic Factors of The Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

dc.contributor.authorKarayağız, Şaban
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-24T16:28:44Z
dc.date.available2025-02-24T16:28:44Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentFakülteler, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü
dc.description.abstractObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common, chronic, and long-term psychiatric disorder, with which the individual feelsuncontrollable, recurring impulses and urging to repeat behaviors. It is described as a disorder with mental actions that cannot beprevented from repeating itself. Millions of people around the world suffer from OCD. According to 2017 data (WHO), %2,3 of theworld population cope with this disorder. In this study, environmental factors including sociodemographic factors and OCD wereexamined. Sociodemographic factors included age, gender, occupation, marital status, and income. Data were collected from 175individuals. 72 were male and 103 were female. Sociodemographic data form, Diagnosis DSM-V, Global OCD evaluation and YaleBrown scale were utilized for data collection. Participants received a psychiatric examination at the beginning. Statistical analysis wascalculated to reveal relationships between OCD and sociodemographic factors. According to findings, sociodemographiccharacteristics and individuals’ disorder severity confirmed that a strong relationship existed. The most common obsessions involvedcontamination and suspicion. Control, cleaning, washing, and avoidance were found among the most common compulsions. OCDseverity tended to decline as patients' ages increase. There existed a low correlation between income and OCD discourse, aligned withthe previous studies.
dc.identifier.doi10.31590/ejosat.araconf65
dc.identifier.endpage511
dc.identifier.issn2148-2683
dc.identifier.issueEjosat Özel Sayı 2020 (ARACONF)
dc.identifier.startpage505
dc.identifier.trdizinid366138
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.araconf65
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/366138
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14440/389
dc.identifier.volume0
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.institutionauthorKarayağız, Şaban
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAvrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TR-Dizin_20250201
dc.subjectPsikoloji
dc.titleInvestigation of Sociodemographic Factors of The Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
dc.typeArticle

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