title: From primetime to paradise: the lived experience of OCD in Hawaii.
abstract: The primary aim of this qualitative study was to describe the lived experiences of men and women in Hawaii who were diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and in so doing to provide an avenue for exploring health disparities involving this illness. Ten in-depth interviews revealed distinguishable similarities and differences in experiences of obsessive-compulsive disorder and suggested ways of understanding these similarities and differences. This research emphasized that in order to address disparities between the diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, as compared to other neurobiological disorders, we must meet the critical need for education about this illness among clients, families, and clinicians.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing (Dr Olson and Mss Vera and Perez), University of Texas at El Paso.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vera
authors.forename: Oriana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Perez
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D015399:Nursing Research; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011594:Psychometrics; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors