One of the most frequent phenomena in the families of obsessive-compulsive disorder patients is Family Accommodation: participation in the patient's rituals, with modifications to the routine, which contributes to reinforcing and maintaining the symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate the level of Family Accommodation presented by 12 mothers and 2 fathers, selected from the Measure of Perceived Criticism applied to the patients. Results were analyzed according to four dimensions: 1) participation in patient's obsessive-compulsive rituals; 2) modifications to family routine; 3) family stress; 4) patient's disturbance level when not helped. From 70 answers (100.0%), 78.6% related participation in obsessive-compulsive behavior. Out of a total of 56 answers (100.0%), 78.6% indicated changes in family routine; 100.0% of the answers indicated family stress, and 83.3% indicate that the patient is disturbed when not helped.
Home environment; Kinship structure; Obsessive-compulsive disorder