Combining cognitive remediation and metacognitive therapy for improving cognitive functions and reducing symptoms severity of adult patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder in Tehran, Iran: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience various cognitive impairments, yet typical treatments do not address these deficits. Goal management training (GMT) is a structured cognitive remediation therapy to enhance executive function. GMT serves as a metacognitive strategy training, improving cognitive control and mindfulness related to executive dysfunction. Given OCD patients' challenges with attention flexibility and control, the efficacy of GMT may be enhanced when combined with a preparatory intervention that builds foundational metacognitive knowledge. Metacognitive therapy (MCT), which targets maladaptive metacognitive beliefs linked to OCD symptoms, has been shown to enhance attentional flexibility and address cognitive deficits in these pati

SUBMITTER: Zargarinejad G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12613693 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature