Family factors predict treatment outcome for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine family conflict, parental blame, and poor family cohesion as predictors of treatment outcome for youths receiving family-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (FCBT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Method

We analyzed data from a sample of youths who were randomized to FCBT (n = 49; 59% male; M age = 12.43 years) as part of a larger randomized clinical trial. Youths and their families were assessed by an independent evaluator (IE) pre- and post-FCBT using a standardized battery of measures evaluating family functioning and OCD symptom severity. Family conflict and cohesion were measured via parent self-report on the Family Environment Scale (Moos & Moos, 1994), and parental blame was measured using parent self-report on the Parental Attitudes and

SUBMITTER: Peris TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3378322 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature