The Bergen 4-Day Treatment (B4DT) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Outcomes for Patients Treated After Initial Waiting List or Self-Help Intervention

Frontiers in Psychology

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Gunvor Launes¹  Kristen Hagen³  Lars-Göran Öst³  Stian Solem³  Bjarne Hansen³  Gerd Kvale² 

[1] Sørlandet Sykehus;Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen;Bergen Center for Brain Plasticity, Haukeland University Hospital;Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust;Department of Psychology, Stockholm University;Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology;Center for Crisis Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen

关键词: obsessive-compulsive disorder;    ERP;    RCT;    B4DT;    self-help;    waiting list;    follow-up;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00982

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The Bergen 4-day treatment (B4DT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was recently tested in a randomized controlled trial, where the results showed that the B4DT was more effective than a self-help intervention (SH) and a waiting list condition (WL). Patients in the SH and WL condition still in need of treatment after the first intervention ( N = 26; 13 from each condition) were offered the B4DT. None of the patients declined participation, and there were no dropouts. At post-treatment 59.5% were in remission, 31.0% had treatment response, and 9.5% showed no change. At 3-month follow-up 71.4% were in remission, 19.0% had treatment response, and 9.5% showed no change. There were also significant improvement in self-reported symptoms of OCD, generalized anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms. The results are in line with what we previously have found for the B4DT in a number of effectiveness studies. In addition, the results indicate that the patients who previously had received an unsuccessful SH intervention and patients who had first been in a WL condition, profited as much as patients who had received the B4DT as the initial intervention. Implications for clinical guidelines and for dissemination of the B4DT are discussed.

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