Social support and symptom severity among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder or panic disorder with agoraphobia: A systematic review
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Palardy, Véronique
El-Baalbaki, Ghassan
Fredette, Catherine
Rizkallah, Elias
Guay, Stéphane
Abstract / Description
Panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (PD/A) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are characterized by major behavioral dysruptions that may affect patients’ social and marital functioning. The disorders’ impact on interpersonal relationships may also affect the quality of support patients receive from their social network. The main goal of this systematic review is to determine the association between social or marital support and symptom severity among adults with PD/A or OCD. A systematic search of databases was executed and provided 35 eligible articles. Results from OCD studies indicated a negative association between marital adjustment and symptom severity, and a positive association between accommodation from relatives and symptom severity. However, results were inconclusive for negative forms of social support (e.g. criticism, hostility). Results from PD/A studies indicated a negative association between perceived social support and symptom severity. Also, results from studies using an observational measure of marital adjustment indicated a negative association between quality of support from the spouse and PD/A severity. However, results were inconclusive for perceived marital adjustment and symptom severity. In conclusion, this systematic review generally suggests a major role of social and marital support in PD/A and OCD symptomatology. However, given diversity of results and methods used in studies, more are needed to clarify the links between support and symptom severity among patients with PD/A and OCD.
Keyword(s)
obsessive-compulsive disorder panic disorder agoraphobia social support marital adjustment accommodation expressed emotionPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-03-12
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
14
Issue
1
Page numbers
254–286
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Palardy, V., El-Baalbaki, G., Fredette, C., Rizkallah, E., & Guay, S. (2018). Social support and symptom severity among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder or panic disorder with agoraphobia: A systematic review. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 254–286. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1252
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Palardy, Véronique
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Author(s) / Creator(s)El-Baalbaki, Ghassan
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Fredette, Catherine
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rizkallah, Elias
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Guay, Stéphane
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PsychArchives acquisition timestamp2018-11-21T10:00:13Z
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Date of first publication2018-03-12
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Abstract / DescriptionPanic disorder with or without agoraphobia (PD/A) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are characterized by major behavioral dysruptions that may affect patients’ social and marital functioning. The disorders’ impact on interpersonal relationships may also affect the quality of support patients receive from their social network. The main goal of this systematic review is to determine the association between social or marital support and symptom severity among adults with PD/A or OCD. A systematic search of databases was executed and provided 35 eligible articles. Results from OCD studies indicated a negative association between marital adjustment and symptom severity, and a positive association between accommodation from relatives and symptom severity. However, results were inconclusive for negative forms of social support (e.g. criticism, hostility). Results from PD/A studies indicated a negative association between perceived social support and symptom severity. Also, results from studies using an observational measure of marital adjustment indicated a negative association between quality of support from the spouse and PD/A severity. However, results were inconclusive for perceived marital adjustment and symptom severity. In conclusion, this systematic review generally suggests a major role of social and marital support in PD/A and OCD symptomatology. However, given diversity of results and methods used in studies, more are needed to clarify the links between support and symptom severity among patients with PD/A and OCD.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationPalardy, V., El-Baalbaki, G., Fredette, C., Rizkallah, E., & Guay, S. (2018). Social support and symptom severity among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder or panic disorder with agoraphobia: A systematic review. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 254–286. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1252
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1085
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1277
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1252
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Keyword(s)obsessive-compulsive disorderen_US
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Keyword(s)panic disorderen_US
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Keyword(s)agoraphobiaen_US
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Keyword(s)social supporten_US
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Keyword(s)marital adjustmenten_US
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Keyword(s)accommodationen_US
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Keyword(s)expressed emotionen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleSocial support and symptom severity among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder or panic disorder with agoraphobia: A systematic reviewen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers254–286
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Volume14
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