Relapse prevention program for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Eighteen participants with obsessive-compulsive disorder received 3 weeks of intensive treatment by exposure and response prevention, which were followed by either a relapse prevention (RP) program or associative therapy (AT; an attention-control program). Independent evaluators conducted assessments of obsessive-compulsive symptoms, anxiety, and depression, before and after intensive behavior therapy, after the week of intensive RP or AT and at a 6-month follow-up. Results indicated that the RP program was effective in preventing relapse: Both treatment groups improved immediately after the intensive treatment, but the RP group remained improved at follow-up, whereas the AT group showed some return of symptoms.
Department of Psychiatry, Hamburg University, Germany.
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D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index