Cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder: review of treatment techniques

J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2004 Dec;42(12):44-51. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20041201-10.

Abstract

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic, impairing condition with an estimated lifetime prevalence in adults of 2.5%. Controlled treatment trials have demonstrated that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective intervention for OCD. However, many individuals diagnosed with OCD do not receive appropriate, empirically validated interventions, perhaps due to limited knowledge of CBT among mental health practitioners. This article provides a review of CBT for OCD. Issues related to treatment delivery and assessment are presented and highlighted by an individual example.

MeSH terms

  • Attitude
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / education*
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods*
  • Drug Therapy / methods
  • Humans
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / drug therapy
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / therapy*
  • Patient Education as Topic