A randomised controlled trial of cognitive behavioural treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents | Zendy

Tim Williams | Zendy; Paul M. Šalkovskis | Zendy; L. M. Forrester | Zendy; Samuel M. Turner | Zendy; Hilary White | Zendy; Mark Allsopp | Zendy

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A randomised controlled trial of cognitive behavioural treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents

Author(s) -

Tim Williams,

Paul M. Šalkovskis,

L. M. Forrester,

Samuel M. Turner,

Hilary White,

Mark Allsopp

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

european child and adolescent psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.796

H-Index - 93

eISSN - 1435-165X

pISSN - 1018-8827

DOI - 10.1007/s00787-009-0077-9

Subject(s) - exposure and response prevention , obsessive compulsive , child and adolescent psychiatry , randomized controlled trial , cognition , cognitive behaviour therapy , psychiatry , psychology , outpatient clinic , cognitive therapy , clinical psychology , medicine , surgery

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for young people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has become the treatment of first choice. However, the literature is largely based on studies emphasising exposure and response prevention. In this study, we report on a randomised controlled trial of CBT for young people carried out in typical outpatient clinic conditions which focused on cognitions. A randomised controlled trial compares 10 sessions of manualised cognitive behavioural treatment with a 12-week waiting list for adolescents and children with OCD. Assessors were blind to treatment allocation. 21 consecutive patients with OCD aged between 9 and 18 years were recruited. The group who received treatment improved more than a comparison group who waited for 3 months. The second group was treated subsequently using the same protocol and made similar gains. In conclusion, CBT can be delivered effectively to young people with OCD in typical outpatient settings.

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