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ERIC Number: EJ806775
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0005-7894
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The Effectiveness of Treatment for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Meta-Analysis
Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Whiteside, Sephen P.; Deacon, Brett J.
Behavior Therapy, v36 n1 p55-63 Win 2005
The last decade has seen a noticeable increase in the number of treatment outcome studies for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The present article describes a meta-analysis of this literature with the aim of quantifying treatment effects and examining the extent to which various patient or treatment variables are related to outcome. Results showed that pharmacotherapy with serotonergic antidepressants and cognitive-behavioral therapy involving exposure and response prevention are each effective in reducing OCD symptoms. Cognitive-behavioral therapy produced larger effect sizes and greater rates of clinically significant improvement compared to medication, although there were methodological differences between medication and psychotherapy studies.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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