1.5.3—OCD treatments

1.5.3 Treatment and management of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

• biological treatments including the use of SSRIs.
• psychological therapies including:.
• exposure and response prevention (ERP), including a study, e.g. Lehmkuhl et al. (2008).
• cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) (exemplified by the following key study).

This matters because —ocd treatments determines what can be inferred or chosen; begin with the stated conditions and keep the conclusion tied to the evidence.

Example: apply —ocd treatments to one small, clearly defined case, show the key step or comparison, and explain the result in words.

Boundary: —OCD treatments is not a universal recommendation. Check the syllabus scope, assumptions, units and the limits of the evidence before generalising.