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Title: | The Efficacy of Exposure and Response Prevention for Geriatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Clinical Case Illustration | Contributor(s): | Jones, Mairwen K (author); Wootton, Bethany (author) ; Vaccaro, Lisa D (author) | Publication Date: | 2012 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.1155/2012/394603 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20670 | Abstract: | Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most frequently occurring psychiatric conditions in older adults. While exposure and response prevention (ERP) is considered the most effective psychological treatment for children and adults with OCD, research investigating its effectiveness for older adults is scarce. This clinical case study investigates the effectiveness of ERP in an 80-year-old man with a 65-year history of OCD. The client received 14 individual, 50-minute ERP treatment sessions. Clinician based Y-BOCS scores reduced by 65% from 20 (moderate) at pretreatment to 7 (subclinical) at 7-month posttreatment followup. OCI-R total scores reduced by 45% from 38 at baseline to 21 at 7-month follow-up. Despite his long history of the disorder, ERP was effective and well tolerated. The application of ERP for older adults with OCD, including age-specific modifications that may be required for this treatment approach, is discussed. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Case Reports in Psychiatry, v.2012, p. 1-5 | Publisher: | Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 2090-6838 2090-682X |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520304 Health psychology 520302 Clinical psychology 520303 Counselling psychology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920209 Mental Health Services | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200305 Mental health services | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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