Although obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects only about 2.5-3 percent of the population, individuals with subclinical obsessive-compulsive symptomatology experience increased levels of distress and comorbidity than those with a lesser degree or absence of such symptoms. Additionally, it is hypothesized that people with subclinical OCD are at increased risk for developing OCD than those without subclinical symptomatology. However, there has been very little research on the transition from subclinical to clinical OCD. Thus the goals for this research program are two-fold: 1) The first aim of this study is to investigate whether a one-day long cognitive behavioral intervention is effective for reducing long-term distress and severity related to both obsessive-compulsive and comorbid psychopathology symptomatology, as compared to a no-treatment control group. 2) Although there is very little data on incidence of new cases of OCD from a subclinical population, the second purpose of this study is to see if the intervention is effective in offsetting new cases of OCD, as compared to the control group. Both the treatment and control groups will be followed for a year; data from the control group will contribute to the scant body of literature on one-year OCD incidence from a subclinical population.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
1F31MH012917-01A2
Application #
6445700
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-BBBP-5 (01))
Program Officer
Light, Enid
Project Start
2001-09-01
Project End
Budget Start
2001-09-01
Budget End
2002-08-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$22,807
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Psychology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
119132785
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095