BMJ  2006;333 (28 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7574.0-a

Telephone therapy works for obsessive compulsive disorder

Cognitive behaviour therapy delivered over the telephone for obsessive compulsive disorder showed a similarly positive outcome to that for face to face treatment (effect size of treatment 2.5). In a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial of 72 patients, Lovell and colleagues (p 883) found high client satisfaction for both modes of treatment delivery. Cognitive behaviour therapy is effective in treating this disorder but the time involved leads to long waiting lists. Telephone intervention could reduce time to treatment and have economic advantages.

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Telephone administered cognitive behaviour therapy for treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial

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