title: A rapid multi-component treatment for an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
abstract: A 67-yr-old woman with a 45-yr history of obsessive-compulsive problems related to fear of contamination was treated rapidly by a multi-component intervention. Questionnaire data following treatment showed the patient to be free of obsessive-compulsive complaints, and these were corroborated by behavioral observations. Follow-up probes conducted 6, 12 and 18 months later revealed continued maintenance of treatment gains. Patient-therapist contact time totalled 6 hr, about one-third of the time employed by Marks for exposure and response prevention, indicating the cost-effectiveness of a multi-component treatment intervention.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*