The effectiveness of treatment for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis

Jonathan S. Abramowitz; Stephen P. Whiteside; Brett J. Deacon

doi:10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80054-1

The effectiveness of treatment for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis

Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Stephen P. Whiteside, Brett J. Deacon

Psychiatry and Psychology

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Abstract

The last decade has seen a noticeable increase in the number of treatment outcome studies for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The present article describes a meta-analysis of this literature with the aim of quantifying treatment effects and examining the extent to which various patient or treatment variables are related to outcome. Results showed that pharmacotherapy with serotonergic anti-depressants and cognitive-behavioral therapy involving exposure and response prevention are each effective in reducing OCD symptoms. Cognitive-behavioral therapy produced larger effect sizes and greater rates of clinically significant improvement compared to medication, although there were methodological differences between medication and psychotherapy studies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	55-63
Number of pages	9
Journal	Behavior Therapy
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80054-1
State	Published - 2005

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