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- Title
A Pilot Investigation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Clinical Perfectionism in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
- Authors
Sadri, Shalane K.; Anderson, Rebecca A.; McEvoy, Peter M.; Kane, Robert T.; Egan, Sarah J.
- Abstract
Background: Perfectionism is strongly associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Cognitive behavioural therapy for perfectionism (CBT-P) has been found to result in reductions in a range of symptoms in individuals with anxiety disorders, depression and eating disorders. Aim: To pilot-test the efficacy of group CBT for perfectionism in participants with OCD and elevated perfectionism. Method: Participants were randomized to receive immediate 8-week group CBT-P (n=4) or an 8-week waitlist followed by CBT-P (n=7). Results: Reliable reductions and a large effect size indicated that CBT-P was associated with improvements in perfectionism and OCD severity at post-test. However, these changes were not clinically significant and drop-out was high, resulting in a small final sample. Conclusions: CBT-P may be effective in reducing perfectionism and disorder-specific OCD symptoms. However, the high drop-out rate and lack of clinically significant findings suggest that further research needs to be conducted to determine the efficacy of CBT for perfectionism in OCD.
- Subjects
COGNITIVE therapy; OBSESSIVE-compulsive disorder; MENTAL health services; MENTAL depression; ANXIETY disorders; CLINICAL trials
- Publication
Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2017, Vol 45, Issue 3, p312
- ISSN
1352-4658
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1352465816000618