Comparative Study of Cognitive Therapy on Obsessional Compulsive Disorder
- VernacularTitle:综合治疗强迫症的临床疗效分析
- Author:
Qing YE
;
Denghua TANG
;
Xiaoyang GU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
psychiatry OCD intervention studies cognitive therapy
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1988;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To explore the effect of cognitive therapy on obsessional compulsive disorder (OCD). Method: Forty-seven patients with OCDO were randomly assigned to cognitive therapy group and conventional treatment group, the later with paroxetine treatment only as control. The results were assessed with Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA), Yale-Brown Obsessional Compulsive Scale and social disability screening scale. Result: The cognitive therapy group had lower scores in HAMA and Y-BOCS than the control group after 8 weeks therapy, this difference remained in the follow-up after 6 months, when the cognitive group had also lower score in social disability. Conclusion: Cognitive therapy can benefit patients with OCD more than medication only.
