title: An Internet administered treatment program for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a feasibility study.
abstract: The present study evaluates efficacy of a new Internet-administered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocol, The OCD Program, designed to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) remotely. This protocol comprises 8 online lessons delivered over 8 weeks and incorporates cognitive and behavioral techniques. Twenty-two individuals with a principal diagnosis of OCD received CBT-based online lessons, homework assignments, twice weekly contact from a clinical psychologist, and automated emails. Eighty-one percent of participants completed the lessons within the 8-week program. Post-treatment and 3-month follow-up data were collected from 21/21 (100%) and 19/21 (91%) participants, respectively. Participants improved significantly on the primary outcome measures, the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale and Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised, with within-groups effect sizes (Cohen's d) at follow-up of 1.28 and 0.60, respectively. Participants rated the procedure as highly acceptable despite receiving an average of only 86min (SD=54.4min) telephone contact with the therapist over the 8 weeks. These results provide preliminary support for efficacy of Internet-administered treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
authors: Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. bethany.wootton@students.mq.edu.au
authors: Bethany M
authors: BM
authors: Wootton
authors: Nickolai
authors: N
authors: Titov
authors: Blake F
authors: BF
authors: Dear
authors: Jay
authors: J
authors: Spence
authors: Gavin
authors: G
authors: Andrews
authors: Luke
authors: L
authors: Johnston
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Solley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome