Lifetime Potentially Traumatic Events and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Outcomes in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study evaluated impacts of traumatic stress, a social determinant of health, on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) outcomes in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Closing this literature gap is crucial for optimizing individual treatment approaches in pediatric OCD and limiting misinterpretation of OCD symptoms in the context of a trauma history.

Method

An evidence-based CBT group program was completed by 98 OCD-affected youths (8-19 years old). Lifetime potentially traumatic events (PTEs) were assessed at baseline by type and cumulative load with the Traumatic Events Screening Inventory-Parent Report Revised. Longitudinal treatment outcome measures assessed OCD-related symptom severity, functional and family impairment, and family accommodation at

SUBMITTER: Belschner L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684648 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature