The dynamic of treatment-seeking in a community sample with obsessive-compulsive symptoms: A mixed method approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This mixed-method study aimed to investigate factors associated with treatment-seeking behaviors in people with obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms in the community and explore their experiences along the dynamic of treatment-seeking processes.

Method

Eighty-one subjects with OC symptoms (27 treatment seekers and 54 non-seekers) completed online questionnaires about treatment history, symptom severity, and factors influencing treatment-seeking. The characteristics of treatment seekers and non-seekers were compared using Pearson's Chi-square and independent T-tests. Qualitative data were derived from a subset of 26 participants undergoing a follow-up telephone interview and subsequently analyzed by thematic analysis.

Results

Treatment seeking was associated wi

SUBMITTER: Kaewpila W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12622799 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature