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An Internet administered treatment program for obsessive–compulsive disorder: A feasibility study
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Wootton, BM and Titov, N and Dear, B and Spence, J and Andrews, G and Johnston, L and Solley, K, An Internet administered treatment program for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A feasibility study, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, (8) pp. 1102-1107. ISSN 0887-6185 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.07.009
Abstract
The present study evaluates efficacy of a new Internet-administered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocol, The OCD Program, designed to treat obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) remotely. This protocol comprises 8 online lessons delivered over 8 weeks and incorporates cognitive and behavioral techniques. Twenty-two individuals with a principal diagnosis of OCD received CBT-based online lessons, homework assignments, twice weekly contact from a clinical psychologist, and automated emails. Eighty-one percent of participants completed the lessons within the 8-week program. Post-treatment and 3-month follow-up data were collected from 21/21 (100%) and 19/21 (91%) participants, respectively. Participants improved significantly on the primary outcome measures, the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale and Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised, with within-groups effect sizes (Cohen's d) at follow-up of 1.28 and 0.60, respectively. Participants rated the procedure as highly acceptable despite receiving an average of only 86 min (SD = 54.4 min) telephone contact with the therapist over the 8 weeks. These results provide preliminary support for efficacy of Internet-administered treatment for obsessive–compulsive disorder.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | obsessive compulsive disorder; treatment |
Research Division: | Psychology |
Research Group: | Clinical and health psychology |
Research Field: | Health psychology |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Provision of health and support services |
Objective Field: | Mental health services |
UTAS Author: | Wootton, BM (Dr Bethany Wootton) |
ID Code: | 93532 |
Year Published: | 2011 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 48 |
Deposited By: | Psychology |
Deposited On: | 2014-08-06 |
Last Modified: | 2014-12-05 |
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