Anxiety & Depression Association of America

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Religious OCD

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to examine the effects and feasibility of a specific form of psychotherapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), on religiously oriented obsessive and compulsive disorder (OCD).

Condition

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Eligibility

Eligible Ages: Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria

18 years old - Meet cutoff scores for scrupulosity

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of psychotic symptoms within six months of screening - Current suicidal/homicidal plan/intent and/or a suicide/homicide attempt within 6 months of screening - Non-suicidal self-injury within 6 months of screening - Narcotics use within 3 months of screening - Purging/restricting behavior within 3 months of screening.

Study Design

Phase: N/A
Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Masking: None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

Arm	Description	Assigned Intervention
Experimental Acceptance and Commitment Therapy	Participants will receive twelve consecutive weeks of acceptance and commitment therapy	Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy participants will then receive ACT-based individual therapy weekly for twelve weeks.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

Status: Recruiting
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Contact

David Johnson
8013891733
dajohns4@uab.edu

Notice

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