Preliminary Feasibility and Acceptability of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Combining Group and Individual Sessions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Clinical Practice.

Yasue Mitamura, Toshitaka Hamamura, Koki Haruguchi, Fumi Imamura, Shinsuke Kito, Hironori Kuga

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Yasue MitamuraNational Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa Higashi, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-8511, Japan.ORCID 0009-0007-7865-1603

Toshitaka HamamuraNational Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa Higashi, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-8511, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0719-1001

Koki HaruguchiDepartment of Clinical Psychology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa Higashi, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-8511, Japan.ORCID 0009-0009-6057-1204

Fumi ImamuraDepartment of Clinical Psychology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa Higashi, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-8511, Japan.

Shinsuke KitoDepartment of Psychiatry, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa Higashi, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-8511, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6460-1054

Hironori KugaNational Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa Higashi, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-8511, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3649-5781

Funding

Jikei University Research Fund for Graduate Students 2023-501DJMinistry of Health and Labor Science Research Fund 24GC1012

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Abstract

Hybrid cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), combining group and individual sessions, for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has rarely been examined in routine clinical practice. This prospective observational study preliminarily evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a hybrid CBT program implemented in Japan. The program consisted of one pre-treatment individual session, eight group sessions, and one post-treatment individual session. Feasibility and acceptability were assessed using dropout rates and written questionnaire feedback. Twenty-eight individuals (mean age = 36.1 ± 14.0 years) participated, with two dropouts. Seven participants reported that the program duration was too short, whereas the remaining participants considered it appropriate. Nineteen participants indicated their willingness to participate in a similar program. Open-ended feedback highlighted the importance of group composition and program content. Self-Rating Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale scores decreased at Session 8 (estimate = -2.74,

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exposure response and preventiongroup cognitive behavioral therapyobsessive–compulsive disorder

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PMID42073892

DOI10.3390/bs16040529

PMCPMC13113689

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