Social Casework with Young Adult having Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and High Family Accommodation: A Case Study

Abstract

Background: Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety-spectrum disorder that causes significant impairment in the bio-socio-occupational functioning of the individual. The family accommodation in OCD leads to significant caregiver burden and negative expressed emotions. This article describes the social casework process with a young adult having OCD and high family accommodation using a case study design. Clients and family members' knowledge about the illness improved and there was a reduction in the family caregiver burden after social casework. This article highlights the multiple psychosocial issues faced by the individual and his family, and the social casework process in managing family accommodation in OCD.