Little Doubt That CBT Works for Pediatric OCD
Author(s)
Storch, Eric A
Peris, Tara S
De Nadai, Alessandro
Piacentini, John
Bloch, Michael
Cervin, Matti
McGuire, Joseph
Farrell, Lara J
McCracken, James T
McKay, Dean
Riemann, Bradley C
Wagner, Aureen Pinto
Franklin, Martin
Schneider, Sophie C
Walkup, John T
Williams, Laurel
Abramowitz, Jonathan S
Stewart, S Evelyn
Fitzgerald, Kate D
Goodman, Wayne K
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2020
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We write with great concern in response to the recent systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by Uhre et al. 1 Although the authors’ results consistently support the clinical efficacy of CBT for pediatric OCD, we expect that, much like ourselves, readers will be confused by the discordant and inappropriate conclusions that they put forward. These conclusions stem from the authors’ application and interpretation of their particular qualitative methods, which could lead important stakeholders (eg, parents, patients, clinicians, and payers) to ...
View more >We write with great concern in response to the recent systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by Uhre et al. 1 Although the authors’ results consistently support the clinical efficacy of CBT for pediatric OCD, we expect that, much like ourselves, readers will be confused by the discordant and inappropriate conclusions that they put forward. These conclusions stem from the authors’ application and interpretation of their particular qualitative methods, which could lead important stakeholders (eg, parents, patients, clinicians, and payers) to wrongly discount clear evidence for what is known to be the best evidence-based therapy for pediatric OCD.
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View more >We write with great concern in response to the recent systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by Uhre et al. 1 Although the authors’ results consistently support the clinical efficacy of CBT for pediatric OCD, we expect that, much like ourselves, readers will be confused by the discordant and inappropriate conclusions that they put forward. These conclusions stem from the authors’ application and interpretation of their particular qualitative methods, which could lead important stakeholders (eg, parents, patients, clinicians, and payers) to wrongly discount clear evidence for what is known to be the best evidence-based therapy for pediatric OCD.
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Journal Title
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume
59
Issue
7
Subject
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Psychology
Social Sciences
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Psychology, Developmental
Pediatrics