A study of the Repeated Actions Diary in patients suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder.

In conclusion, the need to ritualize (prompted by uncertainty, i.e. potential danger) might explain the maintenance (or post-treatment recurrence) of OCD in many patients. The need for certainty in the completion of a compulsion may be worth considering as a therapeutic tool. The development of an approach based on the need for certainty might help to improve treatment outcomes. PMID: 31881103 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Clin Psychol Psychother Source Type: research