Initial evaluation of a therapist-supported online cognitive therapy self-help for patients with taboo obsessions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The current study evaluated the feasibility of an internet-delivered cognitive therapy (I-CT) in a self-help format with minimal therapist support for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with primary taboo obsessions. Specifically, the aims were to investigate (1) whether participants were able to grasp and apply the internet-delivered cognitive framework to their own situation; (2) whether they had clinically meaningful reductions of OCD symptom severity; and (3) whether reduced negative appraisals (hypothesized mechanism of change in CT) preceded reductions in OCD symptom severity.

Method

Nineteen OCD patients with primary taboo obsessions, recruited from an OCD clinic or self-referrals, received the I-CT intervention for 10 weeks. I-CT did not con

SUBMITTER: Olofsdotter Lauri K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9790335 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature