ABSTRACT This focus group study explores the experiences of five partners of patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder concerning how this disorder might influence couples’ relationships in the long-term. We find that the disorder might give rise to power struggles concerning “normality”, deprive couples of opportunities for rewarding fellowship during household chores and leisure time, and persistent analytic processes concerning predicaments of what to do. They also express a need for more help from the health services. The results might be of value to therapists in their daily work, and might have implications for future research on couple’s therapy involving this group.

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日常生活中的存在：从伴侣的角度来看强迫症及其对家庭生活的影响。焦点小组研究

摘要 这项焦点小组研究探讨了患有强迫症的患者的五个伴侣的经验，即这种疾病如何长期影响夫妻关系。我们发现，这种障碍可能会引发关于“正常”的权力斗争，剥夺夫妻在做家务和闲暇时间获得团契的机会，以及关于如何做的困境的持续分析过程。他们还表示需要医疗服务提供更多帮助。这些结果可能对治疗师的日常工作有价值，并且可能对涉及该群体的夫妻治疗的未来研究产生影响。