Effectiveness of Video Teletherapy in Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents With Exposure and Response Prevention: Retrospective Longitudinal Observational Study
These results show that remote ERP treatment, assisted by technology, can effectively improve both core OCD and related depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in children and adolescents with OCD in a real-world setting. Notable outcomes were achieved in a relatively small amount of therapist time, demonstrating its efficiency. Demonstrating the usefulness of a delivery format that overcomes several traditional barriers to treatment, these findings have implications for widespread dissemination of accessible, evidence-based care for children and adolescents with OCD.
Authors
- Jamie D. Feusner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0391-345X)
- Stephen M. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1098-363X)
- Nicholas R. Farrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8901-4892)
- Andreas Rhode (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8439-9076)
- Larry Trusky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3454-093X)
- Patrick B. McGrath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8851-5049)
- Nicholas Lume
- Mia Nuñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-8496)
- Catherine W. MacDonald
Institutions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/66715
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.53