| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10448311 | Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD is a difficult treatment associated with high rates of dropout and refusal. ⺠We found that incorporating safety behaviour into treatments for contamination-related fear did not interfere with the outcome, even when the safety behaviour was washing. ⺠Our new treatment, Exposure plus Safety Behaviour (ESB) was associated with a moderate return of contamination between sessions (as is common in all exposure-based therapies), but was at least as effective as ERP.
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Authors
S. Rachman, Roz Shafran, Adam S. Radomsky, Eva Zysk,