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“On my own, but not alone”—adolescents’ experiences of internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Lenhard, Fabian, Vigerland, Sarah, Engberg, Hedvig, Hallberg, Anna, Thermaenius, Hanna, Serlachius, Eva·2016·PLOS ONE

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INTRODUCTION: Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a prevalent and impairing condition that can be effectively treated with Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). However, a majority of children and adolescents do not have access to CBT. Internet-delivered CBT (ICBT) has been suggested as a way to increase availability to effective psychological treatments. Yet, the research on ICBT in children and adolescents has been lagging behind significantly both when it comes to quantitative as well as qualitative studies. The aim of the current study was to describe the experience of ICBT in adolescents with OCD. METHOD: Eight adolescents with OCD that had received ICBT were interviewed with qualitative methodology regarding their experiences of the intervention. Data was summarized into thematic categories. RESULTS: Two overarching themes were identified, autonomy and support, each consisting of three primary themes (self-efficacy, flexibility, secure self-disclosure and clinician support, parental support, identification/normalization, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The experiential hierarchical model that was identified in this study is, in part, transferrable to previous research. In addition, it highlights the need of further study of important process variables of ICBT in young patient populations.

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Authors
Lenhard, F., Vigerland, S., Engberg, H., Hallberg, A., Thermaenius, H., & Serlachius, E.
Affiliations
  • Region Stockholm (SE)
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
  • Östersunds Hospital (SE)
Corresponding author
  • Lenhard, Fabian
  • Vigerland, Sarah
  • Engberg, Hedvig
  • Hallberg, Anna
  • Thermaenius, Hanna
  • Serlachius, Eva
Venue
PLOS ONE
Published
2016-10-06
Volume
11
Issue
10
Pages
e0164311
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2528183260
Cited by
37
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2
FWCI
6.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Stockholms Läns Landsting (SE) (PPG 20120167)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
Keywords
internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy, obsessive-compulsive disorder, adolescents, patient experience, autonomy, self-efficacy, clinician support, parental support, self-disclosure, process parameters, treatment accessibility
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Self Disclosure, Social Support, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Self Efficacy, Internet, Personal Autonomy

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