SELF-DIRECTED TREATMENT WITH MINIMAL THERAPIST CONTACT - PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FOR OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

The efficacy of a brief intervention for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was examined with nine clients. Treatment consisted of five mee tings with the therapists, readings from When once is not enough (Stek etee & White, 1990), and self-directed exposure with response preventi on. The self-report version of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Sca le was the primary dependent measure. Participants who received treatm ent after a 6-week delay showed stability of severity of OCD over the waiting period. As a group, participants showed statistically signific ant improvement on the main outcome measures. One-third of the clients met criteria for clinically significant improvement indicating that s ome individuals suffering with OCD can be helped with a brief interven tion. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.