title: Alterations of responsibility beliefs through cognitive-behavioural group therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Inflated responsibility is the main feature of cognitive-behavioural models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, few studies have examined the effect of cognitive-behavioural group therapy (CBGT) on inflated responsibility.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine the effect of CBGT on OCD symptoms and responsibility beliefs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-six subjects meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, criteria for OCD were recruited to CBGT, and 28 of them completed 12 sessions. Subjects were assessed using the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), the Responsibility Attitude Scale (RAS), and the Responsibility Interpretations Questionnaire (RIQ) at pre- and post-treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Y-BOCS, RAS and RIQ (belief) scores were significantly improved at the end of the treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study indicates that CBGT improves not only obsessive-compulsive symptoms but also inflated responsibility beliefs in patients with OCD.
authors.affiliation: Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haraguchi
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: Goro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fukami
authors.forename: Mihisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujisaki
authors.forename: Masaomi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iyo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult