Is exposure and response prevention treatment for obsessive–compulsive disorder as aversive as we think?

Background: Meta-analytical studies have confirmed that exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the psychological treatment of choice for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Anecdotal evidence suggests that patients drop out of ERP because of the aversive nature of the treatment. Methods: In this...

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Main Authors: Lee, Yong, Rees, Clare
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46920