Technological advances in psychotherapy: Implications for the assessment and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder

• Published in: Journal of anxiety disorders Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 47 - 55
• Main Authors: Lind, Christian, Boschen, Mark J, Morrissey, Shirley
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Anxiety disorders. Neuroses; Assessment; Biological and medical sciences; Cellular phone; Cognitive Therapy - instrumentation; Cognitive Therapy - methods; Computers; Computers, Handheld; Handheld computer; Humans; Interventions; Medical sciences; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - diagnosis; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - psychology; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - therapy; Obsessive-compulsive disorders; Obsessive-Compulsive neuroses; Obsessive–compulsive disorder; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Psychotherapy; Relapse; Technology; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Cellular phone; Computers; Obsessive–compulsive disorder; Psychotherapy; Handheld computer; Evaluation; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Treatment; Anxiety disorder
• ISSN: 0887-6185; 1873-7897
• DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.09.004

Highlights ► Problem and significance of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). ► Review of evidence for the consumer acceptability and effectiveness of computer-assisted therapeutic interventions. ► A critical evaluation of existing literature on computer-assisted assessment and treatment for OCD. ► Potential implications of recent advances in portable technology for OCD treatment delivery and outcomes.