Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Cognitive therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder

P van Oppen1, A Arntz

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Psychiatric Centre, Free University, The Netherlands.

Behaviour Research and Therapy
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Applying therapist-guided digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in psychiatry: a mixed-methods process evaluation.

BMC psychiatry·2025
Same author

Skills training followed by either EMDR or narrative therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood abuse: a randomized controlled trial.

European journal of psychotraumatology·2024
Same author

Anxiety during the long-term course of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Journal of affective disorders·2023
Same author

[Persistent subjective cognitive decline in middle age: diagnosis and treatment].

Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie·2023
Same author

[The effects of shared decision making in depression: systematic review and meta-analysis].

Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie·2023
Same author

Do better nights lead to better days? Guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in people suffering from a range of mental health problems: Protocol of a pragmatic randomized clinical trial.

Contemporary clinical trials·2023

This study explores cognitive models for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), detailing interventions focused on danger perception and responsibility. It also addresses challenges and successes in cognitive therapy for OCD patients.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating mental health condition.
  • Cognitive models offer valuable frameworks for understanding OCD's underlying mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present three cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  • To describe a cognitive formulation emphasizing danger and responsibility in OCD.
  • To introduce cognitive interventions targeting catastrophic thinking and responsibility, with case examples.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing cognitive models for OCD.
  • Description of a cognitive formulation and specific interventions.
  • Discussion of challenges and solutions in cognitive therapy for OCD.
  • Presentation of findings from controlled studies on cognitive therapy efficacy.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Cognitive models highlight the roles of perceived danger and responsibility in OCD.
  • Specific interventions targeting these cognitive biases show promise.
  • Challenges in cognitive therapy for OCD exist but can be overcome.
  • Controlled studies support the effectiveness of cognitive therapy for OCD.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive therapy, particularly interventions addressing danger estimation and responsibility, is a viable treatment for OCD.
  • Understanding and modifying cognitive distortions are key to managing OCD.
  • Further research and clinical attention to cognitive aspects of OCD are warranted.