Abstract
This article includes case study in an attempt to provide
therapeutic intervention to woman brought to Government Hospital
with presenting complaints of excessive hand washing, bathing,
checking kitchen stove, cup boards and locks and anxiety. Informal and
formal assessment was carried out which included Clinical Interview,
Mental Status Examination, DSM-V checklist and Dysfunctional
Thought Record and standardized tool (Y-BOCS), after which client
was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder With fair Insight.
The associate psychologist devised management plan which included
Cognitive and Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response
Prevention (ERP), it was completed in total 15 sessions. Patient was
assessed again at post treatment level where she showed 80 %
improvement as revealed by marked decrease in intensity of her
symptoms. This study implies the efficacy of ERP and CBT for
Management of OCD patients.
Fatima Tahir. (2018) Efficacy of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Exposure Response Prevention for Obsessive Compulsive Disorders , Pakistan Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, Volume 9 No 2, Volume 9 (2).
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