Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in childhood and adolescence often leads to significant impairment in various areas of life and has a high risk of becoming chronic. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the recommended first-line treatment, but it is too rarely implemented in accordance with guidelines and is often not available close to the patient's home. Importantly, internet-based CBT could help to reduce this gap in care. Having previously successfully demonstrated the feasibility of an internet-based CBT approach, we aimed to assess its effectiveness in a waiting list controlled randomized trial.

Methods

Children and adolescents aged 6-18 years with a principal diagnosis of OCD received 14 sessions of therapist-delivered CBT via videoconference di

SUBMITTER: Hollmann K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9624471 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature