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A pilot study of computer-aided vicarious exposure for obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Clark, A and Kirkby, KC and Daniels, BA and Marks, IM, A pilot study of computer-aided vicarious exposure for obsessive-compulsive disorder, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 32, (2) pp. 268-275. ISSN 0004-8674 (1998) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.3109/00048679809062738
Abstract
Objective: This study reports the use of an interactive computer program to instruct vicarious exposure and ritual prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Method: Thirteen OCD volunteers and 10 non-OCD volunteers completed three 45-minute sessions at weekly intervals. Subjects with OCD completed the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), the Padua Inventory (PI) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) 1 week prior to and 1 week after the three computer treatment sessions. Non-OCD subjects only completed these measures at baseline, allowing confirmation that they had no significant level of OCD symptomatology. Results: In the OCD subjects, scores fell significantly on the PI and BDI, and Y-BOCS scores fell non-significantly. Engagement in vicarious exposure with ritual prevention improved from sessions 1-3. Compared to the non-OCD participants, OCD subjects did less vicarious exposure in session 1 but not sessions 2 and 3. Performance of vicarious exposure by OCD subjects in session 1 correlated with pre-post improvement in PI and BDI scores. Conclusions: The vicarious exposure program may have a role to play as an adjunct in behaviour therapy.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Mental health services |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Other health |
Objective Field: | Other health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Clark, A (Mr Andrew Clark) |
UTAS Author: | Kirkby, KC (Professor Kenneth Kirkby) |
UTAS Author: | Daniels, BA (Dr Brett Daniels) |
ID Code: | 12932 |
Year Published: | 1998 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 48 |
Deposited By: | Psychiatry |
Deposited On: | 1998-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2011-09-22 |
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