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 [6]. 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 1–2 h a day has been effective for youth who have been nonresponders to prior intervention [9] alth ough 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