Cognitive therapy versus fluvoxamine as a second-step treatment in obsessive-compulsive disorder nonresponsive to first-step behavior therapy

A.J.L.M. van Balkom, P.M.G. Emmelkamp, M. Eikelenboom, A.W. Hoogendoorn, J.H. Smit, P.C. van Oppen

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    Abstract

    Background: To compare the effectiveness of second-step treatment with cognitive therapy (CT) versus fluvoxamine in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who are nonresponsive to exposure in vivo with response prevention (ERP). Methods: A 12-week randomized controlled trial at an outpatient clinic in the Netherlands comparing CT with fluvoxamine in OCD. Of 118 subjects with OCD treated with 12 weeks of ERP, 48 appeared to be nonresponders (Y-BOCS improvement score of less than one third). These nonresponders were randomized to CT (n = 22) or fluvoxamine (n = 26). The main outcome measure was the Y-BOCS severity scale. Statistical analyses were conducted in the intention-to-treat sample (n = 45) on an 'as randomized basis' and in the per-protocol sample (n = 30). Due to selective dropout in the fluvoxamine group, two additional sensitivity analyses were performed. Results: Complete data could be obtained from 45 subjects (94%) after 12 weeks. Fifty percent of the patients refused fluvoxamine after randomization compared to 13% who refused CT [χ
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)366-374
    JournalPsychotherapy and Psychosomatics
    Volume81
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

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