Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Versus Sertraline for the Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The treatment with GCBT may be effective in decreasing obsessive-compulsive symptoms in childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder and should be considered as an alternative to either individual cognitive-behavioral therapy or a medication, such as sertraline. Results support the effectiveness and the maintenance of gains of GCBT in the treatment of youngsters with obsessive-compulsive disorder.