title: Obsessive-compulsive disorder and family accommodation: A 3-year follow-up.
abstract: The present study assessed 3-year maintenance of family accommodation (FA) reduction in a sample from a randomized clinical trial that assessed the impact of 12 sessions of cognitive-behavioral group therapy (CBGT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with the involvement of family members in two sessions. Of the 46 original pairs of patients/family members, 35 were assessed at 3 years. Demographic and clinical characteristics remained similar. Post-CBGT improvement of OCD symptoms remained significant; FA reduced 39% after the therapy and 51% at follow-up. FA reduction remained over time, underscoring the importance of permanently assessing FA and involving family members when treating OCD.
authors.affiliation: Program of Anxiety Disorders, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: ju_gomes@terra.com.br.
authors.forename: Juliana Braga
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Program of Anxiety Disorders, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aristides Volpato
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Cordioli
authors.affiliation: Program of Anxiety Disorders, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elizeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heldt
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Cognitive-behavioral therapy; Family accommodation; Obsessive-compulsive disorder