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Title: | An Internet administered treatment program for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A feasibility study | Contributor(s): | Wootton, Bethany (author); Titov, Nickolai (author); Dear, Blake F (author); Spence, Jay (author); Andrews, Gavin (author); Johnston, Luke (author); Solley, Karen (author) | Publication Date: | 2011 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.07.009 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19917 | 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. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25(8), p. 1102-1107 | Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1873-7897 0887-6185 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920410 Mental Health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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