APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Sudden Gains in the Treatment of OCD: Observations from a Naturalistic Study of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Provided By Trainees

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Clinical Science

  • Dylan Abrams
    Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Angela Fang
    Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Hilary Weingarden
    Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Susan Sprich
    Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Hannah Reese
    Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Steven Safren
    Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Sabine Wilhelm
    Massachusetts General Hospital

Abstract

Sudden gains have been shown to be predictive of positive outcomes in CBT. In this study, 15 outpatients with OCD engaged in CBT provided by trainees and completed the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) at each session. Patients with sudden gains had significantly more improvement in YBOCS scores than patients without.

Psychotherapy Research

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