SynthesisJournal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)2014
Family involvement in the psychological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a meta-analysis.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Next of kin involvement in mental health care services - a systematic participatory overview of evidence syntheses.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Family-Based Psychological Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2019Pooled it
- A randomized clinical trial of a brief family intervention to reduce accommodation in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a preliminary study.Behavior therapy · 2015Trial
- The Mediating Role of Maladaptive Coping in the Association Between Neuroticism and Family Accommodation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
- Helpful and hindering factors in group-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Parental involvement in cognitive behavioral group treatment for adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- A transdiagnostic model for how general purpose AI chatbots can perpetuate OCD and anxiety disorders.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Review
- Psychoeducational treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A narrative review emphasizing family-based approaches.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Family Accommodation of OCD and Anxiety Symptoms Across the Lifespan.The Behavior therapist · 2025Article
- The Etiology, Assessment and Treatment of Compulsive Checking: A Review.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Review
- Afraid of the dentist? There's an app for that: Development and usability testing of a cognitive behavior therapy-based mobile app.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- The association between salivary oxytocin, age, and puberty in children with and without OCD.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Exploring the Interplay between Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Severity: Implications for Clinical Practice.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Closing the Gap for Children with OCD: A Staged-Care Model of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Exposure and Response Prevention.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2023Review
- Frequency and Correlates of Fathers' Accommodation in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders.Child psychiatry and human development · 2022Article
- How do close others to those with anxiety feel about treatment? Development and validation of the Treatment Concerns Questionnaire-Close Others.Cognitive therapy and research · 2022Article
- The clinical characterization of the adult patient with an anxiety or related disorder aimed at personalization of management.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2021Article
- Better Together: A Review and Recommendations to Optimize Research on Family Involvement in CBT for Anxiety and Related Disorders.Behavior therapy · 2021Review
- Predictors of Parental Accommodation and Response Treatment in Young Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Innovations in the Delivery of Exposure and Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
Psychological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are increasingly aimed at improving outcomes by directly incorporating family members to address family disruption, dysfunction, or symptom accommodation. Much remains to be learned about the pooled effects of "family inclusive treatment" (FIT) for OCD and factors that may explain variation in response. Random-effects meta-analytic procedures were conducted to empirically evaluate the overall effect of FITs on OCD, and treatment moderators. Study search criteria yielded 29 studies examining FIT response in 1,366 OCD patients. Outcome variables included OCD symptoms and global functioning. Examined moderators included age group, gender, minority status, treatment length and format, and inclusion of specific family focused treatment elements. FITs for OCD demonstrated a large overall effect on OCD symptoms (pooled d = 1.68, SE = 0.14) and global functioning (pooled d = 0.98, SE = 0.14). Moderator analyses found that individual family treatments (vs. group) and FITs targeting family accommodation of symptoms (vs. those that did not target accommodation) were associated with greater improvements in patient functioning. Results indicate a robust overall response to FITs for OCD and clarify key moderators that inform optimal circumstances for effective treatment. Findings underscore the need for continued momentum in the development, evaluation, and dissemination of FITs for OCD.
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