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Review
. 2009 Aug;11(4):296-301.
doi: 10.1007/s11920-009-0043-8.

Psychotherapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder

Eric A Storch  1 , Amy Mariaskin, Tanya K Murphy
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Review

Psychotherapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder

Eric A Storch et al. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention is a first-line intervention for adult and childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder. Methodologically rigorous controlled trials have suggested that benefits from CBT exceed those from placebo and attention-control conditions and have similar or greater efficacy than serotonergic monotherapy. This article reviews the nature of CBT and associated outcome data, highlighting recent empiric findings in the treatment literature.

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