Metacognitive Change During Exposure and Metacognitive Therapy in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

ABSTRACT: Metacognitive therapy (MCT) has been shown to be a promising treatment approach for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The changeability of metacognitions by (metacognitive) treatment and its relevance to treatment outcome is, however, still unclear. The current study investigates, (1) if treatment with MCT or exposure and response prevention (ERP) in a randomized-controlled pilot trial (n = 24 patients with OCD) changes OCD-specific metacognitions of thought fusion beliefs, beliefs about rituals and stop signals, and (2) if these changes are relevant for the treatment outcome in terms of patient- and therapist-rated OCD symptoms. ANOVA with pretest, posttest and follow-up scores could show that all three metacognitions significantly decreased during both treatments. Regarding tho

SUBMITTER: Hansmeier J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8446266 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature