Quality of Life and Stress among Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Caregivers and General Population | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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| Published: March 25, 2016

Quality of Life and Stress among Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Caregivers and General Population

Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, India Google Scholar More about the auther

Dr. Roopali Sharma

Associate Professor, Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.068/20160302

DOI: 10.25215/0302.068

ABSTRACT

The current study aimed at comparing the Quality of Life and Stress among Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers and General population. It was hypothesised that the Quality of Life will be poor in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers and their level of Stress will be high in comparison with General population. There would be a significant relationship in the Quality of Life and Stress in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers. The study proves that the Quality of Life is superior in General population than Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers, whereas the level of Stress is higher in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers. There is also a significant relationship between Quality of Life and Stress in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder caregivers.

Keywords

Quality of Life, Stress, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Caregivers, General, Population

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How to cite this article:

A Goel, R Sharma. (2016). Quality of Life and Stress among Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Caregivers and General Population. International Journal of Indian Psychology 3 (2), DOI: 10.25215/0302.068, DIP: 18.01.068/20160302