Family accommodation in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Despite the importance of the family in the treatment of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), relatively little empirical attention has been directed to family accommodation of symptoms. This study examined the relations among family accommodation, OCD symptom severity, functional impairment, and internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in a sample of 57 clinic-referred youth 7 to 17 years old (M = 12.99 +/- 2.54) with OCD. Family accommodation was a frequent event across families. Family accommodation was positively related to symptom severity, parent-rated functional impairment (but not child-rated impairment), and externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. Family accommodation mediated the relation between symptom severity and parent-rated functional impairment.
Storch
Eric A
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. estorch@psychiatry.ufl.edu
Geffken
Gary R
GR
Merlo
Lisa J
LJ
Jacob
Marni L
ML
Murphy
Tanya K
TK
Goodman
Wayne K
WK
Larson
Michael J
MJ
Fernandez
Melanie
M
Grabill
Kristen
K
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D017004:Codependency, Psychological; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic