Behavior Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Psychiatric Clinics of North AmericaPublished 1 December 1992
Reuven Dar, John H. Greist
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Behavior therapy for OCD with exposure and response prevention is effective in reducing obsessions and rituals in at least half of those suffering this disabling disorder.
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Behavior therapy for OCD with exposure and response prevention is effective in reducing obsessions and rituals in at least half of those suffering this disabling disorder. Office-based sessions in which patients participate actively in designing exposure and response prevention homework are usually sufficient. Therapist assistance is sometimes needed for those who fail to perform these assignments on their own. Poor compliance, severe comorbid conditions, and CNS-depressing drugs can interfere with behavior therapy. Techniques to manage these difficulties, including modifications of behavior treatment and the use of serotonin reuptake inhibiting drugs, can increase substantially the number of patients responsive to behavior therapy.
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