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Patient Adherence to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Predicts Long-Term Outcome in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Article AbstractBecause this piece does not have an abstract, we have provided for your benefit the first 3 sentences of the full text.To the Editor: Our prior research demonstrated that patient adherence to homework during cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) strongly predicts acute outcome for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). To examine whether homework adherence also predicts outcome at 6-month follow-up, we capitalized on data from a clinical trial that provided CBT consisting of exposure and ritual prevention (EX/RP) to 30 adults with OCD, measured homework adherence during acute treatment using a reliable and validated scale, and reevaluated severity of OCD 6 months later.Method. In brief, 30 adults with DSM-IV-defined OCD were randomly assigned to EX/RP (n = 15) or EX/RP augmented by motivational interviewing strategies (n = 15). Recruitment for the trial occurred from May 2007-January 2009; the trial is further described elsewhere.

Source: The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

DOI: 10.4088/jcp.12l07879

Authors: Helen Blair Simpson, Sue M. Marcus, Allan Zuckoff, Martin Franklin, Edna B. Foa

Institutions: New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University

Language: English

Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, National Institute of Mental Health