Efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 104-113

  McKay, Dean ^a   Sookman, Debbie ^b   Neziroglu, Fugen ^c   Wilhelm, Sabine ^d   Stein, Dan J ^e   Kyrios, Michael ^f   Matthews, Keith ^g   Veale, David ^h,i  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Bio Behavioral Institute   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^h SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy; Exposure with response prevention; Meta analysis; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928667714     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.02.004     Document Type: Review

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