A multimodality approach to inpatient treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A case of severely incapacitating obsessive-compulsive neurosis is treated in an inpatient setting for 13 weeks with a combination of insight-oriented, group, family, and behavioral therapies. The synergistic effects of these modalities and the therapeutic community are discussed. Stable changes are evident 2 1/2 years after admission.
D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003071:Cognition; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D005196:Family Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008884:Milieu Therapy; D009770:Obsessive Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012056:Reinforcement, Social