Short and Intensive Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Recruiting · NCT04730011 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Susanne Walitza
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What this trial is about
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).
Who can take part
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
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Psychiatric University Clinics, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland