Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three conditions:
1. Standard CBT: comprising 12 sessions therapist contact and handouts explaining the features of OCD and its treatment. Both this an
Sponsors
King's College London (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 10 to 18 2. Diagnosis of OCD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth edition (DSM-IV) criteria 3. If on medication, on a stable dosage for at least six weeks
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Immediate suicide risk 2. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) less than 70 3. Comorbid diagnosis of autism or marked autistic spectrum features, or psychosis, which commonly raise problems about differential diagnosis 4. Comorbid condition which has greater treatment priority (such as some cases of depression, or school-refusal)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) (Scahill et al. 1997). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children and Parents (ADIS-C/P, Silverman & Nelles, 1988) 2. Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (OCI) adapted for use with children (Foa et al. 1997) 3. Responsibility Attitude Scale (Salkovskis et al. 2000) 4. Child OCD Impact Scale (COIS) child and parent version (Piacentini et al. 2001) 5. Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA) (Priebe et al. 1999) | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed