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An Internet administered treatment program for obsessive–compulsive disorder: A feasibility study

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Wootton, Bethany M., Titov, Nickolai, Dear, Blake F., Spence, Jay, Andrews, Gavin, Johnston, Luke, Solley, Karen·2011·Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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The present study evaluates efficacy of a new Internet-administered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocol, The OCD Program, designed to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) remotely. This protocol comprises 8 online lessons delivered over 8 weeks and incorporates cognitive and behavioral techniques. Twenty-two individuals with a principal diagnosis of OCD received CBT-based online lessons, homework assignments, twice weekly contact from a clinical psychologist, and automated emails. Eighty-one percent of participants completed the lessons within the 8-week program. Post-treatment and 3-month follow-up data were collected from 21/21 (100%) and 19/21 (91%) participants, respectively. Participants improved significantly on the primary outcome measures, the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale and Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised, with within-groups effect sizes (Cohen's d) at follow-up of 1.28 and 0.60, respectively. Participants rated the procedure as highly acceptable despite receiving an average of only 86min (SD=54.4min) telephone contact with the therapist over the 8 weeks. These results provide preliminary support for efficacy of Internet-administered treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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  • In an earlier open trial by the same research group, therapist-guided iCBT was rated as highly acceptable by participants despite their receiving an average of only 86 minutes of therapist contact.

    “The same research group demonstrated similar efficacy in an earlier open trial of therapist-guided iCBT [46], which was rated as highly acceptable by participants despite their receiving an average of only 86 minutes of therapist contact.”
  • Interventions based on CCBT have been shown to be acceptable, effective, and cost-effective across a range of mental health problems including mild to moderate depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias.

    “Interventions based on CCBT have been shown to be acceptable, effective, and cost-effective across a range of mental health problems including mild to moderate depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias [48-54].”

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Authors
Wootton, B. M., Titov, N., Dear, B. F., Spence, J., Andrews, G., Johnston, L., & Solley, K.
Affiliations
UNSW Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Wootton, Bethany M.
Venue
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-12
Volume
25
Issue
8
Pages
1102-1107
ISSN
0887-6185 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1983120714
Cited by
72
References
45
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FWCI
11.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
obsessive-compulsive disorder, cognitive behavioral therapy, remote psychotherapy, treatment acceptability, treatment completion, Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Remote Consultation, Internet

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