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July 28, 2025Frontiers in PsychiatryOpen Access

Benefits and barriers associated with using cognitive–behavioral therapy to treat obsessive–compulsive disorder: a narrative review

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KMKeiichiro MukaiKYKyosuke YamanishiSOShun Ogino

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Overview

Narrative review highlights benefits and barriers of CBT in OCD treatment, suggesting digital options improve accessibility.

Key Points

  • CBT is a primary treatment for OCD, yet challenges to its accessibility and delivery remain significant.
  • The review includes 24 studies that explore the effectiveness and barriers of CBT, with a focus on digital applications.
  • Patient adherence is crucial for treatment success, and low-intensity options like digital CBT can support this.
  • Increasing incentives for practitioners to undergo CBT training may enhance treatment availability in OCD care.

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Mukai et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0939e6551bb0af8ce907https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1593384
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