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SUBMITTER: Jassi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8405512 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jassi Amita A Fernández de la Cruz Lorena L Russell Ailsa A Krebs Georgina G
Child psychiatry and human development 20201006 5
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently co-occur. Standard cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for OCD outcomes are poorer in young people with ASD, compared to those without. The aim of this naturalistic study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel adolescent autism-adapted CBT manual for OCD in a specialist clinical setting. Additionally, we examined whether treatment gains were maintained at 3-month follow-up. Thirty-four adolescents underwent CBT ...[more]