title: A Pilot Investigation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Clinical Perfectionism in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Perfectionism is strongly associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Cognitive behavioural therapy for perfectionism (CBT-P) has been found to result in reductions in a range of symptoms in individuals with anxiety disorders, depression and eating disorders.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To pilot-test the efficacy of group CBT for perfectionism in participants with OCD and elevated perfectionism.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were randomized to receive immediate 8-week group CBT-P (n = 4) or an 8-week waitlist followed by CBT-P (n = 7).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Reliable reductions and a large effect size indicated that CBT-P was associated with improvements in perfectionism and OCD severity at post-test. However, these changes were not clinically significant and drop-out was high, resulting in a small final sample.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CBT-P may be effective in reducing perfectionism and disorder-specific OCD symptoms. However, the high drop-out rate and lack of clinically significant findings suggest that further research needs to be conducted to determine the efficacy of CBT for perfectionism in OCD.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology,Curtin University,Perth,Australia.
authors.forename: Shalane K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sadri
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology,Curtin University,Perth,Australia.
authors.forename: Rebecca A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology,Curtin University,Perth,Australia.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: McEvoy
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology,Curtin University,Perth,Australia.
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology,Curtin University,Perth,Australia.
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Egan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D000072639:Perfectionism; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Obsessive compulsive disorder; cognitive behavioural therapy; perfectionism