Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Compulsive Checking in OCD

Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder: A pilot study Internet-based CBT for OCD: An open trial

Background: Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is widely regarded as an effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but access to CBT therapists is limited. Internetbased CBT (ICBT) with minimal therapist support is a way to increase access to CBT but has not been developed or tested for OCD. The aim of this study was to evaluate ICBT for OCD, and to investigate whether ICBT woul...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

P38: Relationship between Scrupulosity, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and OCD-Related Cognitive Styles in a Clinical Sample

Scrupulosity (also known as religious obsessive-compulsive disorder) is a sub-group of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that has not been well investigated internationally and in Iran. In recent decades, scrupulosity has been the researchers’ subject of interest and relevant literature, mostly with a cognitive approach, has attracted attention. In this regard, investigators have tried to she...

A cognitive theory of compulsive checking.

It is proposed that compulsive checking occurs when people who believe that they have a special, elevated responsibility for preventing harm, mainly to others, are unsure that the perceived threat has been reduced or removed. The intensity and duration of this checking is determined by three "multipliers": increased responsibility, probability of harm and anticipated seriousness of harm. The re...

When more is less: doubt, repetition, memory, metamemory, and compulsive checking in OCD.

Memory and metamemory phenomena associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have received much attention in literature dedicated to a better understanding of the doubt and repetition associated with obsessions and compulsions. Following previous work on repeated checking among nonclinical participants, we asked participants to repeatedly turn on, turn off and check a real kitchen stove ...