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Home-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Chronic, Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Can Be Effective

Single Case Analysis of Four Patients

Johan Rosqvist

Jay C. Thomas

Pacific University

Denise Egan

Massachusetts General Hospital

Four patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were referred for home-based cognitive-behavioral therapy. All patients had failed extensive trials of behavioral and cognitive therapy and pharmacotherapy in a variety of settings (e.g., outpatient, inpatient, and day program) and were generally considered chronic and refractory to treatment. Generalization from treatment sites to natural settings in which they lived did not occur. They were evaluated at baseline, after treatment, and at an 18-month follow-up using the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. Conducting end-state functioning and reliable change assessment according to the methods specified by Jacobson and Truax, the authors found that 3 patients achieved clinically significant gains after treatment and 2 patients maintained those gains at the 18-month follow-up. Data suggested better overall adjustment for 3 of the patients at follow-up. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of home-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic, refractory OCD; implications for further, controlled trials are discussed.

Behavior Modification, Vol. 26, No. 2, 205-222 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0145445502026002005
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