Abstract
Children who receive cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to target obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have been found to evidence decreased symptoms at 12 or 24 months after treatment. 1 Barrett PD Farrell L Dadds M Boulter N Cognitive-behavioral family treatment of childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder: long-term followup and predictors of outcome. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2005; 44: 1005-1014 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (134) Google Scholar , 2 March JS Mulle K Herbel B Behavioral psychotherapy for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder: an open-trial of a new protocol-driven treatment package. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1994; 33: 333-341 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (209) Google Scholar However, no studies published to date have explored the long-term durability of CBT gains beyond 24 months. Here, we report on the 24- to 36-month durability of treatment gains for youths who had participated in a previous CBT trial for OCD.
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