Ung Yannick

Occupational therapist, educational designer and doctoral student in the sociology of health (Université Paris-Descartes / Université Laval, Quebec), in partnership with the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière (ICM).

Thesis defended on 27 November 2018: Ethnographic study of the social participation of people with "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" and design of technological assistive devices for psychic disability: "From occupational therapy to social sciences and epistemology"

Under the direction of Xavier Briffault and Sylvie Tétreault

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) manifests itself irrepressibly through irrational thoughts and repetitive behaviour. They have a significant impact on activities of daily living.

Through an ethnographic study, the aim of this thesis project is to provide qualitative and empirical documentation of the impact of OCD on quality of life and social participation. This research is part of the Disability Creation Process (DCP) developed by (Fougeyrollas et al., 2010) and aims to support the performance of everyday activities and the maintenance of social roles.

In a context of anxiety and conditional respect for specific rituals, the home of people with OCD is a difficult terrain for research and intervention. The functional specification of virtual navigation devices (virtual reality) and the design of augmented home environments (e.g. mobile Health, smartphone applications, connected objects) have made it possible to meet the challenge of acting on the environmental factors that are a source of situa