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

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare physical health and family functioning in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder and normal.Methods: The present study was 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 diagnosied 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.Results: The results of the present study showed that there was 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 was significant in the family performance variable and its components in all three groups of normal, bipolar and obsessive (P 0.01).Conclusion: These results indicated 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.