Short and Intensive Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Susanne Walitza100 enrolled

Overview

Obsessive-compulsive disorders are very damaging illnesses; they can already appear in childhood and adolescence and become extremely chronic. With an average prevalence from 1-3%, they are among the most common psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. 40% of diagnosed children and young adults display persistent and increasingly chronic symptoms and O-C disorders are highly complex syndromes with broadly varying manifestations. They arise from obsessive thoughts (ideas/thoughts or impulses, often senseless or tortured, that impose themselves or intrude) and obsessive behavior (ritualized patterns that must be frequently repeated).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis * Male and female patients from 8-18 years * Good German language speaking skills * IQ of at least 75 * At least four days' participation in the treatment/therapy week * Written agreement after clear explanation Exclusion Criteria: \- No complete participation in the intensive week treatment/therapy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Symptoms severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in children and adolescents

The clinician-report questionnaire (BY-BOCS) contains 19 items designed to assess severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in children and adolescents.The test uses a 4-point scale to rate the severity of their obsessive compulsive behaviors. Higher score means a worse outcome.

Time frame: 12 months