Outcome of Multidisciplinary, CBT-focused Treatment for Pediatric OCD

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and antidepressant medications are gold standard interventions for pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) with evidence indicating CBT monotherapy as the single most effective intervention (McGuire et al., 2015). While these treatments as monotherapies or in combination are associated with response in as many as 80–85% of children, a sizable percentage of children either do not respond or are partial responders requiring more intensive treatment. There is some evidence that intensive treatment consisting of 1–2h a day has been effective for youth who have been non-responders to prior intervention (Storch et al., 2010) although this intervention may not be sufficient in scope or intensity for the most complex cases.
Source: General Hospital Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research