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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) significantly reduced all four obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptom dimensions. ACT shows promise for OCD management, with varying impacts across symptom types.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Behavioral Therapy

Background:

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating condition.
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a novel treatment approach for OCD.
  • Limited research exists on ACT's effectiveness across specific OCD symptom dimensions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-session group ACT program for OCD.
  • To assess ACT's impact on four distinct OCD symptom dimensions: contamination, responsibility for harm, unacceptable thoughts, and symmetry.
  • To explore the relationship between ACT processes and symptom reduction across dimensions.

Main Methods:

  • A group of 64 OCD patients participated in an 8-session ACT program.
  • OCD symptom severity was measured using the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS) before and after treatment.
  • ACT processes were assessed using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Obsessions and Compulsions (AAQOC), and Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire.

Main Results:

  • Significant reductions were observed in all four OCD symptom dimensions post-ACT.
  • Unacceptable thoughts and contamination dimensions showed medium effect sizes; responsibility for harm and symmetry showed small effect sizes.
  • Symptom reduction correlated differently with ACT processes across dimensions, with contamination showing no association.

Conclusions:

  • ACT demonstrates potential effectiveness in managing all four OCD symptom dimensions.
  • Effect sizes varied from small to moderate across dimensions.
  • The relationship between ACT processes and symptom reduction differs based on the specific OCD dimension.