Getting Better Faster : A Clinician's Guide to Intensive Treatment for Youth with OCD

This guidebook reviews the benefits of intensive treatment for youth with OCD, when and for whom to use this the intensive model, and how to identify and overcome challenges and barriers to implementation. This book provides options for program structure, session outlines, treatment handouts, and resources for clinicians to use with patients and families. Content is divided into three parts including (1) the background and evidence base for intensive treatment for OCD, (2) a comprehensive guide for program implementation and development, and (3) specific instruction on delivering treatment strategies in an intensive or concentrated modality. The book is written from the expert viewpoint of several authors who have created intensive treatment programs for OCD in multiple locations, formats, and care settings.

This book provides a full guide to creating and running an intensive treatment program for youth with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It offers readers a guidebook on how to administer evidence-based treatments for OCD, including cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), medication management, parent guidance, and family work, in an intensive format to target moderate to severe OCD over a brief period of time. There is a rapidly growing interest in brief intensive treatment modalities in both clinical and research settings. Intensive treatment for OCD condenses evidence-based interventions into more patient contact hours per week than standard weekly therapy, and is widely supported as an efficient, effective, and desirable treatment option. Intensive treatment can be widely applicable to different patient groups, including those with more severe symptoms for whom weekly therapy is not sufficient, and those who have mild or moderate symptoms but do not have access to evidence-based treatments in their geographic region. Despite broad interest in developing concentrated treatment programs for OCD, practitioners face several challenges when trying to launch and maintain these programs. This book will provide a comprehensive guide covering the topics of import for clinicians, researchers and administrators, across different types of institutions and care settings, who want to build an intensive treatment program into their clinical practice across different types of institutions and care settings.