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Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Korea

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Seol, Soon-Ho, Kwon, Jun Soo, Kim, Yang Yeol, Kim, Sung Nyun, Shin, Min-Sup·2016·Psychiatry Investigation

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OBJECTIVE: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is regarded as one of the most effective intervention for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, many patients remain untreated or inadequately treated due to time or geographical constraints. The purpose of this study was to develop an internet-based CBT (ICBT) for OCD, and to examine its efficacy in the Korean clinical setting. METHODS: The ICBT program ('COT') was developed from the same OCD manual in the standard CBT intervention. Twenty-seven participants of the total 42 patients completed all training sessions of the ICBT and the remainder (n=15) were classified as non-completers. Self-report measures of OCD, depression, anxiety, and work/social functioning, in addition to a neurocognitive test battery, were administered by face-to-face before and after treatment. RESULTS: The participants showed significant improvements in OCD and depressive symptoms, and in work/social functioning after ICBT completion. The presence of combined medication had no significant impact on treatment effect. The non-completers displayed more severe depressive and anxiety symptoms, and ICBT responders were younger and performed better in the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. CONCLUSION: ICBT was found to be as effective for patients with moderate OC symptoms and little treatment experience. Considering the high accessibility and convenience of ICBT, it could be a helpful first treatment step for OCD patients when face-to-face treatment is unavailable. In the future a randomized controlled study will be necessary for verification and generalization of these results.

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Authors
Seol, S.-H., Kwon, J. S., Kim, Y. Y., Kim, S. N., & Shin, M.-S.
Affiliations
  • Seoul National University (KR)
  • Seoultop Psychiatry Clinic & Seoul Junior Counseling Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Corresponding author
Shin, Min-Sup
Venue
Psychiatry Investigation
Published
2016
Volume
13
Issue
4
Pages
373
ISSN
  • 1738-3684 (ISSN-L)
  • 1976-3026
OpenAlex
W2493953692
Cited by
35
References
54
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2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1
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3.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Psychiatry Investigation (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Research Foundation
  • Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy, obsessive-compulsive disorder, treatment efficacy, treatment completion, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, work and social functioning, neuropsychological performance, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, medication use, Korean patients

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