A group‐based treatment for clients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in a secondary care mental health setting: Integrating new developments within cognitive behavioural interventions – An exploratory study

Abstract

Aims: This paper presents a model of a group‐based intervention for the treatment of clients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) referred to secondary mental health care services, which has been developed by the authors over the last five years. Method: Groups are not a common form of treatment design for this client group, however the available literature is briefly reviewed and the common issues that informed the design are identified. Following this additional technique of neuropsychological theories, Mindfulness, and socialisation are presented and a brief rationale for their inclusion provided. Quantitative and Qualitative outcome measures of the most recent group are discussed with respect to the utility and validity of the model. Conclusion and implications for practice: It is concluded that the group has good ecological as well as outcome validity and provided a method of linking together evidence‐based practice (EBP) and practice‐based evidence (PBE) movements.

Bilinçli Farkındalık Temelli Bilişsel Terapi Programının Obsesif Kompulsif Belirtiler Üzerindeki Etkisi

“…Bu çalışmada uygulanan programa oldukça benzer olarak uyguladıkları sekiz haftalık program süresince ve sonrasında, katılımcıların ifade ettikleri belirti düzeylerinde azalma, şimdiki anda daha aktif bir biçimde var olabilme, onaylanmayan duygulara ilişkin toleransın artması, günlük hayatta ve obsesif kompulsif bozukluk belirtilerine karşı daha sakin bir tutum, uyku kalitesinde artmagibi geri bildirimler elde edilmiştir. Fairfax ve Barfield (2010) tarafından yapılan çalışmada, çeşitli klinik teknikleri barındıran grup terapisinin obsesif kompulsif belirtiler üzerindeki etkisi sınanmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçlarına göre, farkındalık temelli tekniklerin obsesif kompulsif belirtiler üzerinde etkili olduğu belirtilmiştir.…”

Mindfulness and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Implications for Psychological Intervention

“…For the purposes of the current investigation Attention describes various processes of sustained attention (the ability to maintain focus for a long period of time), inhibition (skills to allow attention to be maintained without associated thoughts or emotions effecting the act of attending) and attention shift (which allows choiceful shifts of attention by the individual. These neuropsychological abilities are all associated with executive functioning which has been highlighted in research into OCD (Olley, Malhi and Sachdev, 2007, Fairfax, 2010) 55,17 . 32 proposed that the development of sustained attention through Mindfulness allows self regulation which when applied to internal stimuli can create the climate for reappraisal and change.…”