The Influence of Health Tourists' Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder on their Satisfaction and Intention to Revisit

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

1 Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Despite existing studies addressing mental health challenges among tourists, the specific influence of OCD remains underexplored, leaving a significant gap in understanding its implications within the unique context of health tourism. OCD is an anxiety condition distinguished by persistent, intrusive thoughts and the compulsion to engage in repetitive actions or rituals to relieve anxiety. Studies have indicated that OCD can significantly impact an individual's life, including their satisfaction with various aspects of life, such as trips. 

Keywords

Main Subjects

Full Text

Maryam Behzadi Nezhad (Google Scholar)

 Fatemeh Shaygani (Google Scholar)

References

 
1. Fenske JN, Petersen K. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Diagnosis and Management. *Am Fam Physician*. 2015;92(10):896-903.  
2. Stein DJ, Costa DLC, Lochner C, Miguel EC, Reddy YCI, Shavitt RG, et al. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. *Nat Rev Dis Primers*. 2019;5(1):52. doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0102-3.  
3. Calkins AW, Berman NC, Wilhelm S. Recent advances in research on cognition and emotion in OCD: a review. *Curr Psychiatry Rep*. 2013;15(5):357. doi: 10.1007/s11920-013-0357-4.  
4. Flaherty G, Chai SY, Hallahan B. To travel is to live: embracing the emerging field of travel psychiatry. *BJPsych Bull*. 2021;45(3):167-70. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2020.32.  
5. Fineberg NA, Van Ameringen M, Drummond L, Hollander E, Stein DJ, Geller D, et al. How to manage obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) under COVID-19: A clinician’s guide from the International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) and the Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Research Network (OCRN) of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology. *Compr Psychiatry*. 2020;100:152174. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2020.152174.  
6. Shaygani F, Marzaleh MA. The Need to Launch a Postgraduate Program in Health Tourism in Iran. *Iran J Public Health*. 2025;54(2):450-1.
Health Management & Information Science
Volume 12, Issue 2
April 2025
Pages 128-130

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics