Experience of Living With Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: A Qualitative Study

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is the most common personality disorder in the general population, with prominent features of inflexibility, excessive attention to details, extreme perfectionism, and excessive self-control and interpersonal control. This study aimed at assessing the experiences of daughters living with OCPD fathers. Fifteen daughters of fathers with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder were selected by purposive sampling method and were subjected to semi-structured in-depth interviews. Interviews were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Analysis led to emergence of 17 subcategories and three main categories, which included experiences of negative emotions, disorientation, and fear. Children of these patients were found to be under severe mental pressure, requiring serious attention, and interventions as preventive measures.