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

Short and Intensive Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of an Intensive Treatment Week: "A Future Without Constraint"

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).

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