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Treatment Outcomes for Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder: A Critical Review
Author(s) -
Hill Nicole R.,
Beamish Patricia M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2007.tb00618.x
Subject(s) - criticism , psychotherapist , psychology , outcome (game theory) , managed care , obsessive compulsive , medicine , nursing , psychiatry , health care , political science , mathematics , mathematical economics , law
Counselors in the 21st century must not only respond to the pressures of managed care but also support the best interests of their clients. Criticism from consumers and professionals about the lack of empirical evidence of the efficacy of counseling as well as pressure from managed care companies have prompted a focus on evaluating treatment outcomes. This article provides a framework for developing standards of care by highlighting issues in outcome research in general and by reviewing treatment outcomes for obsessive‐compulsive disorder.