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  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Health Treatment

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  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating mental health condition.
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention is a standard OCD treatment.
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an alternative therapeutic approach.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the efficacy of EMDR against CBT for OCD treatment.
  • To evaluate treatment completion and response rates for both therapies.
  • To assess symptom severity changes using the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.

Main Methods:

  • A pragmatic, feasibility randomized controlled trial was conducted.
  • 55 participants with OCD were randomized to either EMDR or CBT.
  • Assessments included baseline, post-treatment, and 6-month follow-up evaluations.

Main Results:

  • Treatment completion rates were similar between EMDR and CBT groups (61.8%).
  • Approximately 30.2% of participants showed clinically significant improvement, with no significant group differences.
  • No significant differences in OCD symptom severity were observed between EMDR and CBT post-treatment or at follow-up.

Conclusions:

  • EMDR and CBT demonstrate comparable treatment completion rates for OCD.
  • Both therapeutic approaches yield similar clinical outcomes in reducing OCD symptoms.
  • EMDR presents a viable alternative treatment option for individuals with OCD.