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OCD can be treated with internet‐CBT
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7567
pISSN - 1527-8395
DOI - 10.1002/cpu.30602
Subject(s) - the internet , cognitive behavioral therapy , randomized controlled trial , cognitive behaviour therapy , medicine , obsessive compulsive , clinical trial , exposure and response prevention , cognition , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychology , world wide web , computer science
Treatment of obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) with internet‐delivered CBT followed by in‐person CBT — if necessary — is as effective as in‐person CBT alone, according to a recent study. The study, which followed 152 children and adolescents with OCD, found their symptoms were similar to those who received in‐person CBT at a 6‐month follow‐up. The model was based on stepped care, in which children who do well continue treatment via the internet, and those who do not received supplementary face‐to‐face treatment. The assessment was conducted at the 3‐month time point. Those children who didn't respond to the internet treatment received 16 weeks of CBT immediately. Aspvall K, Andersson E, Melin K, et al. Effect of an internet‐delivered stepped‐care program vs in‐person cognitive behavioral therapy on obsessive‐compulsive disorder symptoms in children and adolescents: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2021; 325(18):1863–1873; doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.3839.