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Outcome of Intensive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in a Residential Setting for People with Severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Large Open Case Series

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2015

David Veale Open the ORCID record for David Veale [Opens in a new window] ,
Iona Naismith ,
Sarah Miles ,
Grace Childs ,
Jack Ball ,
Francesca Muccio  and
Simon Darnley
David Veale*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, and the Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, UK
Iona Naismith
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, and the Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, UK
Sarah Miles
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK
Grace Childs
Affiliation:
The Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, UK
Jack Ball
Affiliation:
The Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, UK
Francesca Muccio
Affiliation:
The Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, UK
Simon Darnley
Affiliation:
The Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, UK
*
Reprint requests to David Veale, The Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit, Dower House, The Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham BR3 3BX, UK. E-mail: david.veale@kcl.ac.uk
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Abstract

Background: There is little data to inform the treatment of severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in an inpatient or residential setting. Aims: This paper aimed to: a) describe treatment outcomes at a residential unit over 11 years; b) investigate whether treatment was successful for a subset of severe treatment refractory residents; c) compare an intensive treatment programme to a “standard” treatment programme; and d) find predictors of self or early discharge from the unit. Method: We compared treatment outcomes for (i) a minimum 12-week treatment (hereafter “standard”) programme versus a 2-week intensive programme and (ii) for severe treatment refractory cases on the standard programme. We identified 472 residents with OCD admitted to the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit at the Bethlem Royal Hospital between 2001 and 2012. Outcomes were measured with the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (OCI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) obtained throughout treatment and up to one year after discharge. Results: Although residents had very severe OCD on admission, sequential assessment with the Y-BOCS, OCI, BAI and BDI demonstrated that scores on all outcome measures significantly decreased from pre to posttreatment and were generally maintained at follow-up. There was no significant difference between those on the standard or the 2-week intensive programme. Sixty-nine per cent of residents with OCD made significant improvements, with at least a 25% reduction on the Y-BOCS. There were predictors of self or early discharge but none for outcome on the Y-BOCS. Conclusions: The data support the principle of stepped care for severe OCD.

Keywords

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)outcomeinpatientresidential unitcognitive behaviour therapy
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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 44 , Issue 3 , May 2016 , pp. 331 - 346
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2015 

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