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Gender Differences in Perceived Quality of Life of Patients Suffering From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Yasmin Nilofer Farooqi

    Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, New Campus, Pakistan

    Faiza Rasul

    Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, New Campus, Pakistan


Received
16 Oct, 2009
Accepted
04 Apr, 2011
Published
30 Jun, 2011

The present research was conducted to explore gender . differences in perceived quality of life of patient suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). A sample of diagnosed patients of OCD (N = 60) was elected from psychiatry departments of different hospitals of Lahore city. Urdu version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF; Khan, Akhtar, Ayub, Alam, & Laghari, 2003) was administered. The female patients reported better overall quality of life a compared to the male patient. However, female and male patients reported more problems in their social and environmental domains than the physical and psychological domains of life. The findings indicated significant positive relationship between different domains of quality of life and monthly income of OCO patients.

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APA-7 Style
Farooqi, Y.N., Rasul, F. (2011). Gender Differences in Perceived Quality of Life of Patients Suffering From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 26(1), 61-71. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=335

ACS Style
Farooqi, Y.N.; Rasul, F. Gender Differences in Perceived Quality of Life of Patients Suffering From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2011, 26, 61-71. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=335

AMA Style
Farooqi YN, Rasul F. Gender Differences in Perceived Quality of Life of Patients Suffering From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2011; 26(1): 61-71. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=335

Chicago/Turabian Style
Farooqi, Yasmin, Nilofer, and Faiza Rasul. 2011. "Gender Differences in Perceived Quality of Life of Patients Suffering From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 26, no. 1: 61-71. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=335