Delivering exposure and ritual prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder via videoconference: Clinical considerations and recommendations

Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-145

  Goetter, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Herbert, James D ^b   Forman, Evan M ^b   Yuen, Erica K ^c,d   Gershkovich, Marina ^b   Glassman, Lisa H ^b   Rabin, Stephanie J ^b,e   Goldstein, Stephanie P ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure and ritual prevention; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Telehealth; Videoconference mediated exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPULSION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXPOSURE AND RITUAL PREVENTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSESSION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE INVENTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYMENT AND SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RITUAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOCONFERENCING; WORKING ALLIANCE INVENTORY; YALE BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SCALE;

EID: 84874567213     PISSN: 22113649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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