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App-guided exposure and response prevention for obsessive compulsive disorder: an open pilot trial
- Source :
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 46:447-458
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2017.
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Abstract
- Although effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exist, there are significant barriers to receiving evidence-based care. Mobile health applications (Apps) offer a promising way of overcoming these barriers by increasing access to treatment. The current study investigated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of LiveOCDFree, an App designed to help OCD patients conduct exposure and response prevention (ERP). Twenty-one participants with mild to moderate symptoms of OCD were enrolled in a 12-week open trial of App-guided self-help ERP. Self-report assessments of OCD, depression, anxiety, and quality of life were completed at baseline, mid-treatment, and post-treatment. App-guided ERP was a feasible and acceptable self-help intervention for individuals with OCD, with high rates of retention and satisfaction. Participants reported significant improvement in OCD and anxiety symptoms pre- to post-treatment. Findings suggest that LiveOCDFree is a feasible and acceptable self-help intervention for OCD. Preliminary efficacy results are encouraging and point to the potential utility of mobile Apps in expanding the reach of existing empirically supported treatments.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
050103 clinical psychology
medicine.medical_specialty
Evidence-based practice
medicine.medical_treatment
Implosive Therapy
Pilot Projects
Anxiety
behavioral disciplines and activities
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life (healthcare)
Obsessive compulsive
Intervention (counseling)
mental disorders
medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Psychiatry
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Depression
05 social sciences
Pilot trial
Middle Aged
Mobile Applications
Telemedicine
030227 psychiatry
Exposure and response prevention
Clinical Psychology
Treatment Outcome
Patient Satisfaction
Quality of Life
Female
Self Report
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16512316 and 16506073
- Volume :
- 46
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a86d28ec752aa3d37d025d80d63a2ee4