Predictors of response to exposure and response prevention-based cognitive behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which includes exposure and response prevention (ERP), is effective in improving symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, whether poor cognitive functions and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) traits affect the therapeutic response of patients with OCD to ERP-based CBT remains unclear. This study aimed to identify factors predictive of the therapeutic response of Japanese patients with OCD to ERP-based CBT.

Methods

Forty-two Japanese outpatients with OCD were assessed using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-III), Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item scale, and Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) at pre- and post-treatment. We used multiple regression analyses to estimat

SUBMITTER: Hamatani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7473813 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature