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Jian-Dong Ma1, Chang-Hong Wang, Heng-Fen Li

  • 1The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang City 453002, Henan Province, PR China.

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Cognitive-coping therapy (CCT) combined with pharmacotherapy significantly improved obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) outcomes compared to pharmacotherapy alone. This combination therapy led to faster symptom reduction and lower relapse rates in OCD patients.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Pharmacotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) are established treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  • Despite existing treatments, there remains a need for improved therapeutic strategies for OCD.
  • Cognitive-coping therapy (CCT) has emerged as a novel psychotherapy for OCD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the efficacy of cognitive-coping therapy (CCT) for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  • To compare the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy plus CCT (PCCT) against pharmacotherapy alone in OCD patients.
  • To analyze the efficacy of CCT in both drug-resistant (DR) and non-drug-resistant (NDR) OCD populations.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 145 OCD patients.
  • Patients were assigned to either pharmacotherapy (N=72) or PCCT (N=73).
  • Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) scores were assessed pre- and post-treatment at multiple time points.

Main Results:

  • PCCT group showed significantly lower Y-BOCS scores than the pharmacotherapy group at all post-treatment time points (P < 0.001).
  • The PCCT group exhibited significant Y-BOCS score reduction at all time points compared to pre-treatment.
  • Response and remission rates were higher in the PCCT group compared to the pharmacotherapy group.

Conclusions:

  • Pharmacotherapy plus CCT (PCCT) is a highly effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  • PCCT demonstrates superior efficacy and faster symptom improvement than pharmacotherapy alone.
  • CCT shows promise as a valuable therapeutic option for OCD, including drug-resistant cases.