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Individual versus group cognitive behavioral treatment for obsessive–compulsive disorder: Follow up

  1. Nuria Jaurrieta phd1,2,*,
  2. Susana Jiménez-Murcia phd1,3,
  3. Pino Alonso md, phd1,4,
  4. Roser Granero phd5,
  5. Cinto Segalàs mph 1,
  6. Javier Labad mph 1,
  7. José M. Menchón md, phd1,4

Article first published online: 24 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01873.x

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Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volume 62, Issue 6, pages 697–704, December 2008

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Jaurrieta, N., Jiménez-Murcia, S., Alonso, P., Granero, R., Segalàs, C., Labad, J. and Menchón, J. M. (2008), Individual versus group cognitive behavioral treatment for obsessive–compulsive disorder: Follow up. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 62: 697–704. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01873.x

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  1. 1

    Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Clinical and Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital,

  2. 2

    Adult Mental Health Center of St. Feliu de Llobregat, Sacred Heart Mental Services, in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain,

  3. 3

    CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Carlos III,

  4. 4

    CIBER Salut Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto Carlos III and

  5. 5

    Department of Psychobiology and Methodology in Health Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

* *Nuria Jaurrieta, MPH, Unidad de Trastorno Obsesivo-Compulsivo, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, c/– Feixa Llarga, s/n, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona 08907, Spain. Email: njaurrieta@bellvitgehospital.cat

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  1. Issue published online: 24 NOV 2008
  2. Article first published online: 24 NOV 2008
  3. Received 7 February 2008; revised 7 August 2008; accepted 13 August 2008.

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Keywords:

  • cognitive behavioral treatment;
  • efficacy;
  • follow up;
  • group;
  • obsessive–compulsive disorder

Aim:  To compare the effectiveness of two forms of cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT; group and individual) in a sample of patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) at 6-month and 12-month follow up.

Method:  Thirty-eight subjects meeting DSM-IV-TR OCD criteria completed 20 sessions of individual and group CBT. They were assessed using the Yale–Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale and the Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scales at baseline, after treatment and at 6-month and 12-month follow up.

Results:  The clinical improvement obtained at the end of the treatment was maintained at 6-month and 12-month follow up. The clinical outcome of the individual treatment (IT) and the group treatment (GT) was the same. The dropout rates were significantly higher in women than in men, but were similar for IT and GT.

Conclusions:  CBT was effective in a sample of OCD patients. Individual and group CBT had similar results at 6-month and 12-month follow up. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

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