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dc.contributor.authorBoschen, Mark J
dc.contributor.authorDrummond, Lynne M
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:09:34Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:09:34Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-04T03:29:09Z
dc.identifier.issn0005-7967
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.brat.2012.01.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/47606
dc.description.abstractDespite the existence of effective psychological and pharmacological interventions for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), there are a large proportion of individuals for whom intervention is not effective. The study reports on the results of a community treatment service for individuals with treatment-refractory OCD who have not benefitted from previous cognitive behavioural or pharmacological treatment by community mental health services. A total of 205 individuals accepted for treatment by a specialist community OCD treatment service in London were provided with a combination of behavioural, cognitive, and pharmacological treatment within a specialist OCD service, with 158 completing treatment. Treatment was associated with significant reduction in clinician-rated and self-reported OCD symptoms after 12 weeks, with further reductions in OCD symptoms over a subsequent 12-week period. A significant reduction in symptoms of depression was also observed after 12 and 24 weeks. Approximately 40% of individuals treated experienced clinically significant improvement in their symptoms, with approximately 10% deemed to have recovered by the end of treatment. Our results add to previous research into refractory OCD, and provide support for the existence of specialist community treatment services which may provide assistance to individuals who have not responded to previous treatment.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom203
dc.relation.ispartofpageto209
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBehaviour Research and Therapy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume50
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive and computational psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5204
dc.titleCommunity treatment of severe, refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Elsevier. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2012
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gro.griffith.authorBoschen, Mark J.


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