Open AccessTreatment Refusal and Family Accommodation
Author(s) -
William Gordon
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pragmatic case studies in psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1553-0124
DOI - 10.14713/pcsp.v9i1.1804
Subject(s) - psychology , accommodation , psychotherapist , emotionality , obsessive compulsive , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , neuroscience
This commentary discusses a case study by James Marinchak (2013), who treated a mother’s accommodation of her adult son’s obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A variety of issues raised by the case are considered. These include: the relationship between dependency and OCD, the presence of rituals without apparent obsessions, the pros and cons of treating one primary relative versus the family, ways of handling treatment refusal, methodological issues, and the relationship between stress, high emotionality and severity of OCD. The main topic of helping families cope with OCD when the person manifesting it refuses treatment is an overlooked and important area of research.