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TELEPHONE TREATMENT OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2000

Karina Lovell ,
Linda Fullalove ,
Rachel Garvey  and
Charles Brooker
Karina Lovell
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, U.K.
Linda Fullalove
Affiliation:
Macclesfield District General Hospital, U.K.
Rachel Garvey
Affiliation:
Macclesfield District General Hospital, U.K.
Charles Brooker
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, U.K.
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Abstract

Whilst there is substantial evidence of the efficacy of exposure and response prevention in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), little research has focused on delivering treatment in a more cost-effective way. This study investigated the use of brief treatment of a single 45-minute face-to-face treatment session, followed by eight weekly 15-minute telephone therapy sessions, and a final face-to-face session of 30 minutes. Of the four patients included in this small pilot study, of whom all completed treatment, three clients improved and one client made slight improvement. Given these promising results, further investigation of exposure and response prevention delivered in this way is warranted.

Keywords

Obsessive-Compulsive Disordertelephone treatmentcognitive-behaviour therapyminimal therapist contact time
Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , January 2000 , pp. 87 - 91
Copyright
© 2000 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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