Behavioral group therapy with obsessive-compulsives: an overview.
During the last two decades, effective psychotherapeutic interventions have been developed and proven successful in treating patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Behavior therapy, using exposure to anxiety-evoking stimuli and response prevention directed toward rituals, provides lasting benefit for most patients who engage in and comply with treatment. A recent study indicated that, for certain OCD patients, these interventions could be applied successfully in a group therapy context. This article describes the general procedures used in this study to treat obsessive-compulsives with exposure and response prevention in a group context.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego.
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D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*