Behavioral assessment and treatment planning with obsessive compulsive disorder: A review emphasizing clinical application
1994; Elsevier BV; Volume: 25; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0005-7894(05)80201-1
ISSN1878-1888
Autores Tópico(s)Eating Disorders and Behaviors
ResumoThis paper provides an overview of the current state-of-the-art in behavioral assessment and treatment planning for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). New developments in assessment include the availability of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale and Symptom Checklist for detailed interviewing regarding multiple types of obessions and compulsions and the self-report Padua Inventory. Cognitive features and personality traits specific to OCD are being examined with increasing frequency. Behavioral treatment methods continue to rely on the highly successful combination of exposure to feared situations and prevention of avoidance and compulsions, with or without serotonergic medications. Several variants of these methods are discussed, including group behavioral treatment and involvement of family members. Cognitive treatments have been increasingly studied with recent positive outcomes reported using this method. It seems likely that efforts to improve treatment efficacy will include assessment that is continued throughout treatment, and focus on personality and associated cognitive features and on interventions involving family members.
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