ArticleFrontiers in psychology2019
The Bergen 4-Day Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Does It Work in a New Clinical Setting?
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- Motivation in the Bergen 4-day treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Treatment expectancy and credibility as predictors of concentrated exposure treatment outcomes in patients with difficult-to-treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- The Bergen 4-day treatment for social anxiety disorder: a pilot study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- The Bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: replication and implementation in a new clinic.BMC psychiatry · 2022Trial
- Effect of D-Cycloserine on the Effect of Concentrated Exposure and Response Prevention in Difficult-to-Treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2020Trial
- The Bergen 4-Day OCD Treatment: A Comprehensive Scoping Review of Evidence and Implementation.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Making Sense of Non-Response: What Patients Teach Us About Concentrated Exposure Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Brief treatments for panic disorder: a pilot study of the bergen repeated one-session treatment format.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Brief intervention, lasting impact: One-year outcomes of the Bergen 4-day treatment for OCD in Germany.PloS one · 2026Article
- The bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: a longer-term follow-up.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Bergen 4-Day Treatment for panic disorder patients in a rural clinical setting: a long-term follow-up study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Patient adherence as a predictor of acute and long-term outcomes in concentrated exposure treatment for difficult-to-treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- The Bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: implementation in a rural clinical setting.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Novel Concentrated Interdisciplinary Group Rehabilitation for Patients With Chronic Illnesses: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Clinical Intervention Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Does Concentrated Exposure Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Improve Insomnia Symptoms? Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Treatment Adherence as Predictor of Outcome in Concentrated Exposure Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- The Bergen 4-Day Treatment (B4DT) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Outcomes for Patients Treated After Initial Waiting List or Self-Help Intervention.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Exposure and Response Prevention in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Current Perspectives.Psychology research and behavior management · 2019Review
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Concentrated ERP, Self-Help and Waiting List for Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder: The Bergen 4-Day Treatment.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Sørlandet Hospital in Norway has a history of offering patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) cognitive behavior group therapy using 12 weekly sessions of 2.5 h each. A previous evaluation of this treatment has shown that 51.9% did not respond at post-treatment. Recently, a highly concentrated group-treatment format, the Bergen 4-day treatment (B4DT), has been shown to help more than 90% of patients with OCD post-treatment. Based on these positive results, it was decided to explore whether the B4DT could be a feasible format for delivering ERP at another clinic. Thirty-five consecutively recruited patients were included in the current pilot study, and assessed at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up. Treatment response rate (35% reduction in OCD-symptom score) was 94% at post-treatment, and 80% at follow-up. Seventy-four percent were in remission at post-treatment and 68% at follow-up. Only one patient dropped out of treatment. The patients were highly satisfied with the treatment content and format. The results indicate that the 4-day treatment could successfully be implemented at a new clinic.
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