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
- 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