Avoidance, Insight, Impairment Recognition Concordance, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Outcomes in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Insight and avoidance are commonly discussed factors in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that have demonstrated associations with increased severity as well as reduced treatment response in adults, but have not been sufficiently examined in pediatric OCD. The present study examines the impacts of avoidance, insight, and impairment recognition concordance, on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) outcomes, as well as impacts of CBT on insight and avoidance, in a large sample of OCD-affected youth.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - June 19, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Robert R. Selles, Davi ð R.M.A. Højgaard, Tord Ivarsson, Per Hove Thomsen, Nicole Michelle McBride, Eric A. Storch, Daniel Geller, Sabine Wilhelm, Lara J. Farrell, Allison M. Waters, Sharna Mathieu, BPsych, S. Evelyn Stewart Tags: New Research Source Type: research